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   biosf1 | Feb 06, 2005 09:37am | #1

   Call the Smithsonian. or ripples, Just Kidding  . E bay maybe ! I found some one that logged for a living and had one , not quite as big, It sat in his basement for approximately 20 years I recall, and  I new someone that turned bowls for a living and he had almost finished turned , Then his tool caught the edge and blew the bowl in lots of pieces.  I asked what he did with it, It pissed him so , he threw it in the fire he heated the shop with.

   I would coat the exposed grain with some thing so it will not dry out to fast,          

   good Luck ! 

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   golfingman | Feb 11, 2005 06:37am | #4

   thanks

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   LeeGrindinger | Feb 06, 2005 06:29pm | #2

   What you have may or may not be worth a great deal of money. I'd suggest you contact Hearne Hardwoods, http://www.hearnehardwoods.com/ Hearne deals with speciality woods like the chunk you have.

   If your burl is sound and well convoluted it could be worth several thousands of dollars.

   Lee

   
   

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   Edited 2/6/2005 12:29 pm ET by Lee_Grindinger

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   KeithNewton | Feb 07, 2005 02:41am | #3

   What type of oak is it. Have you removed any of the bark so that you can see any of the grain?. Most of the oaks don't have the wild grain that is desirable in burls. Sometimes they are just a big loop in the grain.
   Where are you? any advice you get is more valuable if if someone is able to see what you are talking about. You might try posting some pics.You can knock some of the bark of with a big hammer by hitting it with a glancing blow from about 45 degrees. Once you get an opening keep striking a few inches over from the opening, driving the bark toward the opening. It is hard to get it to shear off this time of the year. It is much easier in the spring, but being able to see the surface under the bark will give you a better idea what the wood is like inside.
   In my area, people are always telling me about a burl, but when I check them out, most of them turn out to be cankers that are full of defect. Good luck.

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   golfingman | Feb 11, 2005 06:40am | #6

   thanks,,,I'll try to post a picture...

   golfingman

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   golfingman | Feb 11, 2005 06:41am | #7

   I am in S. Wisconsin.

   golfngman

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   golfingman | Feb 11, 2005 06:38am | #5

   thanks

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   frenchy | Feb 11, 2005 07:41pm | #8

   I have 917 bd. ft of oak that is burl, some boards as wide as 22 inches (tree was actually much wider but that is all the sawmill could handle).  I also use 9 burl oak beams  6"x6"x10'    in my timberframe house.

      I'm careful,... these are Burl and not burr, another words they look like the dashboard of a Rolls Royce or Jaguar.

     I kept the sawmill from throwing the tree away since it wouldn't grade well and thus it wouldn't be worth sawing.  One tree yeilded all of that wood...