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Thread: Alpine pine burl - is it useful?
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1st November 2014, 05:25 AM #1
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Alpine pine burl - is it useful?
I was given this burl. I was told it came from a fallen 'alpine pine'. It's about 150 X 200 mm including the bit of branch. Does anybody know if this burl worth carving? If so, any suggestions or cautions about this type of wood?
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1st November 2014, 10:27 AM #2
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Yotally useles Rob.!!
You can send it to me for proper disposal!!
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1st November 2014, 11:19 AM #3
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That's what I was thinking, firewood.
Originally Posted by artme
Yotally useles Rob.!!
You can send it to me for proper disposal!!
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1st November 2014, 11:32 AM #4
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This one's better.
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1st November 2014, 11:17 PM #5
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Actually, your first photo looks like a gall rather than a burl, no good for carving but great for casting & turning
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2nd November 2014, 05:15 AM #6
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What do you mean by 'casting", filling internal hollows with liquid plastic? I noticed that it has a small seep of sap at one point, suggesting some kind of gall. Originally Posted by dai sensei
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2nd November 2014, 07:47 AM #7
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I wonder if this could be it.
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2nd November 2014, 09:07 AM #8
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Yes. If there is an opening you can pour the resin in from there, or start to turn exposing the hollows then cast, although I usually slice them into slabs and then cast with resin. They tend to have amazing grain, and sometimes, you can even see where the gall wasp eggs were laid. Originally Posted by rob streeper
Another alternative, although I believe it is a gall, is a mistletoe.Neil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
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