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This is a 6×4x3 Oak Burl box I made for my Dad for Christmas last year. It is finished with Blonde Shellac using the French Polishing technique. I haven’t known my Dad very long. I was adopted. I was fortunate enough to meet him and develop a relationship. I also have two new younger brothers. My Dad’s name is James and interestingly my first name is also James.
Anyway, we all have a passion for wood and especially burl wood. My newfound youngest brother has a son that was at a youth gathering associated with his church. He noticed someone had thrown an interesting branch from the wood pile into the campfire. He recognized it as a large burl about the size of a bowling ball wrapped around a branch and quickly removed it from the flames. You can see some minor charring.
He gave it to my Dad because he knew my Dad was coming to see me. I have a 17” band saw and he wanted me to resaw some it for him. Below is a thin slice.
I cut several slices about 3/8” thick. We were absolutely stunned at the beauty of the grain. Before my Dad left that weekend he told me to keep a few slices for myself. To this day I’m not sure what happened to the rest of that burl. My Dad isn’t sure either. So I took what I had and made him a box. After all these years it turned out to be the first thing I ever made for my dad. Below is a picture before I started the finishing process.
-- Brent, Johnson County Texas......Resawing is like a box of chocolates, ya never know what you're gonna get.
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Александр Materkov
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#1 posted 07-19-2016 06:22 PM
красавец!!!
-- Саша
helluvawreck
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#2 posted 07-19-2016 08:22 PM
The wood is beautiful and so is the box. Nice work.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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BrentB
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#3 posted 07-19-2016 09:03 PM
Thanks Charles…appreciate the kudos.
-- Brent, Johnson County Texas......Resawing is like a box of chocolates, ya never know what you're gonna get.
JPJ
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#4 posted 07-19-2016 11:37 PM
Wow!
dozuki
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#5 posted 07-20-2016 04:08 AM
That was a great save and a great box.
-- Couldn't think of anything clever. I LIKE WOOD
Ken90712
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#6 posted 07-20-2016 08:19 AM
Love it, work of art!
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
BrentB
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#7 posted 07-20-2016 12:45 PM
Thanks for the kind words guys!!
-- Brent, Johnson County Texas......Resawing is like a box of chocolates, ya never know what you're gonna get.
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#8 posted 07-20-2016 03:46 PM
very nice I know your dad was proud to receive such a beautiful box made by his son. Congratulations
-- Howard, Maryland USA
BrentB
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#9 posted 07-20-2016 04:12 PM
Thanks Howard
-- Brent, Johnson County Texas......Resawing is like a box of chocolates, ya never know what you're gonna get.
RootandBranch
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#10 posted 07-20-2016 08:21 PM
Beautiful
-- Don, https://www.etsy.com/shop/RootandBranchGifts - http://facebook.com/rootandbranchgifts
BB1
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#11 posted 07-20-2016 08:33 PM
Very nice.
deon
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#12 posted 07-21-2016 05:51 AM
Great work!
-- Dreaming patterns
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