Cherry Burl Finally

[adirondak5]

Hi all , I just started turning pens recently , but I've been wood working for a good while now . A few years ago I harvested a good size cherry burl , I had to quarter it to move it by myself when I brought it home after I rolled it off my truck , probably weighed close to 250lbs . I sliced some up and had it air drying for well over a year not far away from the boiler downstairs . A few pieces of about 1" thick x 2 " wide x 4 to 5" long I stabilized with cactus juice about a month ago . Today I sliced up those pieces and got 4 usable blanks. Here's a Sierra I finished today out of one of those blanks .

I turned it down close to size and checked to see if anything needed filling , there were 2 small voids that I filld with CA , once that dried I finished turning to size and sanded to 600 g , followed by EEE , after that I used micro mesh to 12000 , sesaler , followed by friction polish . I really like the look of the burl , there's all kind's of things going on with it

 

[Sappheiros]

Nice looking pen! That finish turned out great!

 

[liljohn1368]

Wow!! That's a great looking pen.

 

[OZturner]

Herb, That was one Heck of a Burl, it must have been quite a sizeable Cherry Tree.
Burls are Fantastic, and this one is no Exception, It is Superb.
Great Fit and Finish.
Congratulations,
Brian.

 

[adirondak5]

Nice looking pen! That finish turned out great!

Thanks Avi , I like the finish , I've worked with lacquers for a while and feel comfortable using them , although I think a CA finish would probably be a better choice with the burl . I just don't have enough experience yet to try a CA finish on a pretty piece of wood just yet

Wow!! That's a great looking pen. ����

Thank you John

Herb, That was one Heck of a Burl, it must have been quite a sizeable Cherry Tree.
Burls are Fantastic, and this one is no Exception, It is Superb.
Great Fit and Finish.
Congratulations,
Brian.

Thanks Brian . Yes , it was a good size tree probably 14" diameter at the base , we were getting firewood cut at the cabin up in the Catskills and saw the burl , the rest of the tree went to the splitter . The neat thing with burls is the surprise you get when you slice them open and see whats inside

 

[JimB]

That's a beautiful pen! Amazing piece of wood.

 

[adirondak5]

That's a beautiful pen! Amazing piece of wood.

Thank you Jim , I've got 3 more blanks out of that group that I stabilized . I'll have to cut a few more slabs up and get it prepped for the cactus juice .

 

[mrcook4570]

Gorgeous pieces of cherry burl and excellent work on the pen!

 

[adirondak5]

Gorgeous pieces of cherry burl and excellent work on the pen!

Thank you Stan , yes , that cherry burl sure is pretty . I'm down to 2 blanks left , turned another today for my son , a bolt action , I'm finishing assembly in a little while and will get some pics up shortly .

 

[ADKBUG]

Looks great!

 

[adirondak5]

Looks great!

Thank you ADKBUG

 

[adirondak5]

The Burl Sierra will go to my daughter , I just finished up a Burl Bolt Action from same group of blanks for my son . These pens should have some meaning for the kids who are now grown with their own kids . They spent a good part of their childhood at the cabin where that burl was harvested , and we all still go there as much as possible . Here's a few pics of the Burl Bolt Action , same finishing process as the Sierra .

 

[bpgoldo]

Nice wood, great finish, what a long journey to get to the pen. Worth it.

 

[adirondak5]

Here's another Cherry Sierra/copper & black . I like the copper hardware , goes good with the cherry .

 

[OZturner]

Here's another Cherry Sierra/copper & black . I like the copper hardware , goes good with the cherry .


Beautiful Pens for your Children, Herb.
All have Excellent Fit and Finish, with Superb Kit Choices.
I love the Profile you have made the Cherry Sierra too, It looks fantastic, Great Diet.
Congratulations,
Brian.

 

[OZturner]

Here's another Cherry Sierra/copper & black . I like the copper hardware , goes good with the cherry .

Beautiful Pens for your Children, Herb.
All have Excellent Fit and Finish, with Superb Kit Choices.
I love the Profile you have made the Cherry Sierra too, It looks fantastic, Great Diet.
Congratulations,
Brian.

 

[adirondak5]

Here's another Cherry Sierra/copper & black . I like the copper hardware , goes good with the cherry .


Beautiful Pens for your Children, Herb.
All have Excellent Fit and Finish, with Superb Kit Choices.
I love the Profile you have made the Cherry Sierra too, It looks fantastic, Great Diet.
Congratulations,
Brian.

Thank you Brian . I made a conscious effort on the profile on this last one , big difference in look and feel

 

[mecompco]

Here's another Cherry Sierra/copper & black . I like the copper hardware , goes good with the cherry .


Beautiful Pens for your Children, Herb.
All have Excellent Fit and Finish, with Superb Kit Choices.
I love the Profile you have made the Cherry Sierra too, It looks fantastic, Great Diet.
Congratulations,
Brian.

Thank you Brian . I made a conscious effort on the profile on this last one , big difference in look and feel

I agree--this is by far the best looking one, IMHO. Great timber and the finish looks very nice. I really don't mind a nice friction polish and have been doing that myself as of late.

Regards,
Michael

 

[adirondak5]

Here's another Cherry Sierra/copper & black . I like the copper hardware , goes good with the cherry .


Beautiful Pens for your Children, Herb.
All have Excellent Fit and Finish, with Superb Kit Choices.
I love the Profile you have made the Cherry Sierra too, It looks fantastic, Great Diet.
Congratulations,
Brian.

Thank you Brian . I made a conscious effort on the profile on this last one , big difference in look and feel

I agree--this is by far the best looking one, IMHO. Great timber and the finish looks very nice. I really don't mind a nice friction polish and have been doing that myself as of late.

Regards,
Michael

Thank you Michael . It took a few pens turned to get the feel for a slimmer profile .