Thread: Red Oak Burl

I have a deer hunting friend who found a burl last winter out in the bush but close to a road. He could not move it but a couple weeks ago took a chain saw out and got it almost cut in half before the saw got dull and was not cutting well.

Today the two of us went out with my freshly sharpened saw and completed the cut, rolled the pieces to the car and loaded them.

I brought them home and slabbed about 2/3 of it before my back gave out. Stick in photos is 12 inches or 305mm.

First photo is the two halves with a bonus crotch that was sitting there. The dark red is the rotten trunk.

Second is the closer half slabbed, third is a close up of one slice, fourth is as far as I got with the second half, fifth is a bowl blank ready to go.

This has been down and lying on the ground for years. Do I need to coat with sealant? It is stacked in the shade right now, but we have day temperature of around 30 degrees C.

After dinner I decided that was enough excitement for one day and did not put the blank on the lathe. Not good to use machinery while tired.