the is it a "burl" discussion

[aweiss44]

so I've seen on here and elsewhere in the past discussion on what is a "burl" and what is not.

was out shed hunting recently, and while I didn't find anything special, I did find a couple of nice chunks of what I would assume to be wild cherry burls.

Here are some pictures. I just didn't want to describe this wood as a "burl" if it isn't.
first pic is two of the 3 "burls" I picked up. I sawed these 2 tonight. they've obviously been sitting quite a while.


Here is a pic of a slice out of on of them, wiped down with linseed oil



and here is a pleasant surprise, this nice wood all tunneled out by carpenter ants.

 

[Buzzzz4]

Looks like a burl to me. Love that last one, but I can see it real well, can you send it over for my inspection?

 

[SDB777]

Purty stuff, looks like it might have been 'weathered' for a while though....put it to good use now:wink:




Scott

 

[TellicoTurning]

That third one looks like a great candidate for some "worthless wood" casting... I've picked up several wild cherry trees around my area that have been home to carpenter ant colonies... makes for some interesting turnings.

 

[GaryMGg]

Lots of lovely "eyes" visible in the second pic; nice burl.
Cherry burl looks great.

 

[nativewooder]

OH NO! That's not burl. You need to ship them to me to keep from contaminating NY!!! I will quarantine them!!!! FOREVER!!!!!:biggrin:

 

[MarkD]

It's kind of funny that we think....
"and here is a pleasant surprise, this nice wood all tunneled out by carpenter ants"

 

[1080Wayne]

It's kind of funny that we think....
"and here is a pleasant surprise, this nice wood all tunneled out by carpenter ants"

And 5 years ago , you couldn`t give it away !!

 

[Chatham PenWorks]

It's kind of funny that we think....
"and here is a pleasant surprise, this nice wood all tunneled out by carpenter ants"

Exactly. I laughed when I read that. So many others would think it junk.