jwaddell 31st January 2011, 11:03 AM 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
jwaddell 31st January 2011, 12:44 PM also forgot to ask were can you get clock sets from,, ebay ??
thanks
they will simply be gifts for freinds wont be selling them.
Mulgabill 31st January 2011, 01:58 PM G'day jwaddell,
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jwaddell 31st January 2011, 02:04 PM G'day jwaddell,
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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.:2tsup:
Superbunny 31st January 2011, 06:39 PM For clock parts try www.jknowles.com.au (http://www.jknowles.com.au) they have what you want and are good to deal with also.:D:D
SB
dai sensei 31st January 2011, 07:56 PM 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 :U
munruben 31st January 2011, 08:13 PM also forgot to ask were can you get clock sets from,, ebay ??
thanks
they will simply be gifts for freinds wont be selling them.Carba-tec have clock parts and movements.
movay_2008 31st January 2011, 09:32 PM Bear in mind that the closer to the trunk a burl is cut the greater the risk of disease setting in
jwaddell 31st January 2011, 10:07 PM 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 ?????
thanks john
movay_2008 2nd February 2011, 06:21 AM 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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