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1st December 2014, 12:09 AM #1
He's dead Jim
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The likelihood of burls being ok from rotten tree
I've been offered a big chunk of an old redgum tree for $80 that has at least 3 good sized (1'+) burls on it located around what looks to be a multi-crotch section.
The chunk is very old and the main trunk/branches have rotted out but with still an inch or two of solid timber around the edges. Let's say that anywhere between 40-70% has rotted from the middle.
What are my chances that the burls are still worth harvesting from this piece? I'm keen to give it a go, but slightly worried that I'm only buying .25m of firewood for $80
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1st December 2014, 10:30 AM #2
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I have seen plenty of old dead trees with still good burls on them. What do the surfaces look like, that will normally give you a good idea. If they have deep cracks with deep penetrating white surfaces (ie rotten) it is not looking good.
$80 for 3 what I would describe as little burls with a high risk of being crap seems highNeil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
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1st December 2014, 07:58 PM #3
He's dead Jim
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Domo arigato Sensei
Next time I'll take a wire brush along with me to scrub away at the loose barky cruft and see what's underneath the outside. I'll also take a better look inside the hollows and poke around in them to see how deep it goes before I decide whether to take the gamble or not
It's just a fun little thing to do close to home. Although, I've got no blinkin' idea what I'd do with the burls when I got 'em other than say "I've got 'em"
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