A little quick history on the Raspberry burl.
This was one of the only times I have ever found a whole tree that was nothing but solid burl.
This Maple tree had lived many many years and had been completely turned into a burl. Right down to the roots, which I have also used in some of the pieces. This "tree" was nearly 5 full feet in diameter. It took 3 days during freezing weather and occasional heavy snowfall to take the remnants of the "tree" from the original location.
I only harvested this tree because the property owner had decided that the tree had become an eye sore and was attempting to have a tree removal service run the whole tree into a chipper.
It would have been a tragic waste of an excellent maple burl.
This section of the burl reminded me of a Seahorse in some ways So that is what it is on it's way to becoming.
I started with an electric chain saw. It allowed large amounts of the burl to be removed quickly and the seahorse to emerge from within the wood.
After a short time the seahorse has started to emerge and it is about time to switch over on the tools.
Next up - chisels and hand sanding.
1 comment:
This is fantastic! Your work is amazing!
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