Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
Birch burl
Debbie
>I have just acquired a rather large piece of birch with a burl attached. I read someplace that the burl actually extends into the trunk of the tree. If that is the case then is there a better way to deal with the burl rather than just slicing it off the trunk?
Re: Birch burl
Doug Trembath
>Split the trunk portion through the pith, Debbie. That way you will save the flares of the eyes, as they go all the way to the pith. Burls are just a buildup of dormant buds, and each bud has a "root" that begins at the pith and goes outward toward the bark. Some of the most spectacular figure is contained in the portion a lot of people leave in the trunk by slicing the burl cap off.
Doug Trembath
Studio in the Woods
Re: Birch burl
Debbie
>Thanks Doug, hopefully it will stop raining long enough this weekend that I can fire up the chain saw!
