Amboyna burl teaser.

[edstreet]

This beauty is 10 1/4" in diameter and 3" deep. 247.55 cubic inches, 1.719 board feet.

 

[Andrew_K99]

Nice looking piece of wood. Your math is off though, it's 1.8 bdft.

AK

 

[edstreet]

DOH corrected.

 

[Jim Burr]

Must have cost as much as my truck!! Think about coring it...hate to see to much of that on the floor!

 

[edstreet]

Must have cost as much as my truck!! Think about coring it...hate to see to much of that on the floor!

Yes, Am likely going to end up making a curved parting tool in my forge and core this one, I hope. I will feel like crap if all that ended up as shavings on the floor. Rare growth on a rare tree, yea cant let that happen.

 

[PaulDoug]

I'm assuming your plan to make a bowl out of the beautiful hunk of wood. The only thing I hate about bowl making is all the wood that is turned in shaving. I hope you have a coring system and can save some of it. Really a lot going on in that chunk. Beautiful!

 

[edstreet]

I'm assuming your plan to make a bowl out of the beautiful hunk of wood. The only thing I hate about bowl making is all the wood that is turned in shaving. I hope you have a coring system and can save some of it. Really a lot going on in that chunk. Beautiful!

I currently do not have a coring system but I will be making something that will work.

 

[kronewi]

That is an excellent piece of burl. Can't wait to see what you turn it into!

 

[ed4copies]

Check with your local WoodCraft. Our local has the coring system, I am fairly confident they would "do a demo" for me and core that---maybe yours will, too!!

 

[azamiryou]

The resulting core may be worth more than the cost of the coring system. Talk about quick ROI!

 

[Jim Burr]

Check with your local WoodCraft. Our local has the coring system, I am fairly confident they would "do a demo" for me and core that---maybe yours will, too!!

I think there only 2 people I'd trust coring that...Reed and Baxter...neither are pen guys but can core up a storm!!

 

[edstreet]

I did check with woodcraft, closest store is in Atlanta which is about 2 1/2 hours from here. Not that bad really. I checked with CSUSA and they have a system around $250.

 

[Bob Wemm]

Hi Ed,
Send it over to me and I will core it for you, in exchange for the centre piece????? of course! That is some beautiful piece fof wood. Half your luck. I can't understand how you guys have all this fabulous wood lying around in your sheds for years. It's like having money in my pocket, it burns a hole if I dont use it.
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Bob.
The sun came up this morning. Great start to the day, now it's up to me to make it even better.

 

[BarbS]

Good grief, Ed. What a potential!

 

[crabcreekind]

I am scared to ask how much that piece cost you...
Also, I would practice with another piece of wood before you try coring that one.

 

[edstreet]

I have a good bit of experience with bowl making so far. When it comes in I will take better photo's and since this is Amboyna the white gloves is coming out for this project. You can rest assured it will not be wasted.

 

[Bowl Slinger]

WOW that is gorgeous! I can only imagine the anguish that you are feeling trying to decide on the right thing to use it for.

 

[GaryMGg]

I'd trust Andy Cole too. Andy Cole - Nested Sets

Check his video using the McNaughton system: Andy Cole - Nesting Technique Video
He was just in Melbourne and did a demo for the turning club.
He was separating cores live while look at the audience and talking to us.

 

[edstreet]

This one is 7 ⅛" X 2 ⅞". Will post more when these 2 blocks arrive.