Resawing a Burl

Gary Max · 01-27-2010, 07:59 AM

Cutting up a Mesquite Burl and sending part of it across the pond.
Here's a few pic's of how I cut one up.
Hope you enjoy

turkey-slayer · 01-27-2010, 08:24 AM

Hey Gary, I'll take a slab of that Mesquite Burl. It should make for some nice pens or whatever else you want to turn. I've never tried to resaw burl wood of any kind simply because I probably wouldn't know where to get the best out of the burl.

Gary Max · 01-27-2010, 09:31 AM

Rolph that's one of the chances you take with a burl----no one knows what's inside.
I figure about 30% of the burl is lost just cutting it up between sawdust and scrap.
oh
PM sent

glycerine · 01-27-2010, 09:56 AM

Nice... I need a bigger band saw...

Gary Max · 01-27-2010, 02:35 PM

You and me both-----I would love to have a 36 inch Taz

rjwolfe3 · 01-27-2010, 11:17 PM

Man I love wood porn!

Rifleman1776 · 01-28-2010, 08:37 AM

My pond isn't very big. Would cost you very little to send to me.

Gary Max · 01-28-2010, 08:57 AM

Frank ---most of it is already spoken for. I am going to try and get some pen blanks cut real soon.

Jmhoff10500 · 02-01-2010, 08:49 AM

I do mine a bit different and it sometimes leads to un uniform blanks (expecially after drying) thanks for the insight!

great12b4ever · 02-04-2010, 02:38 PM

Nice hunk of Mesquite Gary.

01-27-2010, 07:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
Gary Max Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Southern Kentucky Posts: 6,231 Photos: 31	Resawing a Burl Cutting up a Mesquite Burl and sending part of it across the pond. Here's a few pic's of how I cut one up. Hope you enjoy Attached Thumbnails __________________ I may be broke---but we have plenty of wood

01-27-2010, 08:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
turkey-slayer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Danville, Va., USA. Posts: 41 Photos: 0	Hey Gary, I'll take a slab of that Mesquite Burl. It should make for some nice pens or whatever else you want to turn. I've never tried to resaw burl wood of any kind simply because I probably wouldn't know where to get the best out of the burl. __________________ Ralph Chandler

01-27-2010, 09:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
Gary Max Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Southern Kentucky Posts: 6,231 Photos: 31	Rolph that's one of the chances you take with a burl----no one knows what's inside. I figure about 30% of the burl is lost just cutting it up between sawdust and scrap. oh PM sent __________________ I may be broke---but we have plenty of wood

01-27-2010, 02:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gary Max Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Southern Kentucky Posts: 6,231 Photos: 31	You and me both-----I would love to have a 36 inch Taz __________________ I may be broke---but we have plenty of wood

01-27-2010, 11:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
rjwolfe3 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mansfield, Ohio, USA. Posts: 8,388 Photos: 6	Man I love wood porn! __________________ Rob A Wolfe Family Enterprises, LLC Business Click on links below for: Wolfe's Woodworking Blog Email * Website * Blog * Facebook

01-27-2010, 09:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
glycerine Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Oakton, VA Posts: 3,433 Photos: 96	Nice... I need a bigger band saw...

01-28-2010, 08:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
Rifleman1776 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA. Posts: 7,209 Photos: 0	My pond isn't very big. Would cost you very little to send to me. __________________ Frank Mountain Home, Arkansas \"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.\" from Animal Farm by George Orwell

01-28-2010, 08:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
Gary Max Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Southern Kentucky Posts: 6,231 Photos: 31	Frank ---most of it is already spoken for. I am going to try and get some pen blanks cut real soon. __________________ I may be broke---but we have plenty of wood

02-01-2010, 08:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
Jmhoff10500 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Provo, Utah Posts: 869 Photos: 0	I do mine a bit different and it sometimes leads to un uniform blanks (expecially after drying) thanks for the insight! __________________ Jonathan Hoffman

02-04-2010, 02:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
great12b4ever Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, Texas, USA. Posts: 1,200 Photos: 0	Nice hunk of Mesquite Gary. __________________ Rob Houston, Texas “Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.” Chinese Proverb

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