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Oak burl anyone?

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    mike bayerl

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    Here's my cat next to a good sized burl at the base of one of the biggest red oaks in my forest. I love this tree and hope it outlives me, but if it should die I really want to see the inside of this burl. Maybe a complete gem or maybe just punky ingrown bark.
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    mike bayerl, Nov 5, 2020
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    A wood turner's dream.
     
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    Very nice! That tree must have some age on it.
     
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    That tree has just been sitting on it's butt all these years. I think that is it's butt. What else could it be???
     
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    Yes, it's a big one for sure. Most of the oldest trees in my woods are 75-100 y.o. This property used to be managed for lumber for the local sawmill.
     
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    Wow!!
     
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    I’ve got one out back I haven’t seen in a couple years.

    id love to know if it’s any good, but like you I don’t want to drop it just find out.

    What to do with this thingI
     
    M2theB, Nov 28, 2020
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