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  1. 31st January 2011, 11:03 AM #1
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    hi all
    i have been thinking about doing up a clock or two out of a decent ironbark burl on a mates property,the tree is still standing and has been dead for 5 or so years now.i dont think i should have a problem with it but the thing is as a novice in the burl area i have always been told that if you cut a burl of a live tree it will more then likly fall apart/split etc etc and just turn to crap but i see burls cut of live trees every were so there must be some way to do it,
    what is the go ???
    thanks john
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    also forgot to ask were can you get clock sets from,, ebay ??
    thanks
    they will simply be gifts for freinds wont be selling them.
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    G'day jwaddell,

    Regarding clock faces etc check out Carroll's Woodcraft Supplies a forum sponsor at
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mulgabill View Post
    G'day jwaddell,

    Regarding clock faces etc check out Carroll's Woodcraft Supplies a forum sponsor at
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    thanks mate
    from what i can see they only have the full face clocks(could be wrong)
    i was going to tend more to the numbers direct on the wood?
    might depend on how the grain looks i spose.
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    For clock parts try www.jknowles.com.au they have what you want and are good to deal with also.

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    Yu can cut burls off live or dead trees, they usuall dry pretty well, as the grains is going everywhere. Chopping them off a live tree will not harm the tree, provided the scare is treated to ensure rot cannot set in.

    I have chopped off plenty, and sliced many for clock faces, or family tree thingies
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    Quote Originally Posted by jwaddell View Post
    also forgot to ask were can you get clock sets from,, ebay ??
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    they will simply be gifts for freinds wont be selling them.
    Carba-tec have clock parts and movements.
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    Bear in mind that the closer to the trunk a burl is cut the greater the risk of disease setting in
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    Quote Originally Posted by movay_2008 View Post
    Bear in mind that the closer to the trunk a burl is cut the greater the risk of disease setting in

    ok i will thanks,
    should the burl be left whole until dry then,also what do i coat the tree with if anything ?????
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    I sculpt green wood in stages but the first weeks and months are the most critical, and I tend to leave things alone, though most eucalypts are not that problematic, and burls are tight in themselves grain wise, as someone mentioned above. You can leave it in a plastic bag covered in dry sawdust to help slow things down, or just a bag with a few perforations if you have no sawdust. You can buy small tins of tree wound dressing, they are not that different from any of the modern house paints, as they have low toxicity. You can simplymix the beeswax of a melted candle with linseed oil and get a paste from it... that would be suitable as well.
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