20" NE Black Ash Burl

I think I am nuts. This one may be tough to finish. Several natural cracks in this piece. That's the one problem with this stuff. Luckily the large crack in the bottom doesn't go all the way through.

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keith bundy

Registered: November 2004
Location: Cold Spring, Ky.
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Date: Sun March 19, 2006
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cfuller

That's a heck of a nice chunk of wood. It would make me real nervous with those cracks though. I guess if it comes apart you'll still have some big pieces though.

#1 Mon March 20, 2006 12:05am

Keith, it shouldn't be too hard to finish. An oil finish may just stabilize the cracks & may even narrow them slightly. It'll be a pretty piece when it's complete. I doubt it'll come apart w/an oil finish.

#2 Mon March 20, 2006 12:35am

Junior Adams

lol... when i look at that piece of wood, all I see is about 150 pens that i could sell for $50 each!

#3 Tue April 11, 2006 8:19am

Chris Wright

What's left to finish? It looks like the hard part (turning it) is done to me...if all yuo have is sanding and applying a finish, I say turn on a good CD and go for it.

#4 Tue April 11, 2006 4:07pm

keith bundy

This burl was very wet so I turned it about an inch thick and it's drying. It is moving alittle, so it will get a finish turn. The crack on the lower right has opened up some and so has one on the upper left. I'm going to have to key them together to finish it.

#5 Wed April 12, 2006 3:33am