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Stumbled across this today while looking for new climbing areas here in KY. I will just have to cross my fingers that this tree falls on its own because its in a National Forest and won’t be cut down anytime soon.
This is what a multiple thousand dollar burl looks like “in the wild”. Its about 5’ in diameter and 4’ tall.
-- Doubt kills more dreams than failure.
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Jonathan
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#1 posted 09-25-2010 10:52 PM
Now that is a stressed-out tree… poor thing.
You might be able to register this as a pictoral/visual definition of “temptation,” at least, from a woodworker’s point-of-view?
-- Jonathan, Denver, CO "Constructive criticism is welcome and valued as it gives me new perspectives and helps me to advance as a woodworker."
Richard
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#2 posted 09-25-2010 10:59 PM
I bet it is not even close to a road or a place where someone could drive a truck to, or it would be gone already. I have come across this delema, I have seen nice looking burls on live trees out in the national forest but I don’t cut them. But I have been known to harvest burls out of already fallen trees, logging slash, and blow downs. (lodge pole pine burls)
-- Richard Boise, Idaho
dustyal
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#3 posted 09-25-2010 11:01 PM
Sad story… four old maples were across the street. City came along and cut the trees down… saying they were a hazard… hauled them off in pieces. Each of the four had huge burls, about 3 foot tall and 4 foot in diameter, and evenly spherical. They did it the two days I wasn’t around. I tried to trace it down and found that it was already hauled off for firewood.
-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...
dfdye
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#4 posted 09-25-2010 11:39 PM
I just almost blew my drink out through my nose. That is amazing.
-- David from Indiana --
Todd A. Clippinger
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#5 posted 09-25-2010 11:44 PM
There’s gold in them thar hills!
-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com
HalDougherty
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#6 posted 09-25-2010 11:58 PM
Wow, too bad we won’t be seeing anything made from it anytime soon.
-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com
ScottMorrison
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#7 posted 09-26-2010 12:26 AM
Hang a lightning rod from the highest branch. Wait for a storm and then go cut some wood. Problem solved.
;)
-- Scott Morrison, Montana, http://www.finewoodworker.com
longgone
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#8 posted 09-26-2010 01:20 AM
A tree hernia ..
imallchalkedup
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#9 posted 09-26-2010 01:58 AM
You forgot to list the gps coordinates on it? :)
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TJ65
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#10 posted 09-26-2010 03:28 AM
wow thats huge!!!
I thought LJer “oreganburl” showed us some huge burls.
sad about “dustyal” maples too.
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Abbott
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#11 posted 09-26-2010 03:29 AM
You forgot to list the gps coordinates on it? :)
—RStadler
LOL! :)
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dmoney
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#12 posted 09-26-2010 04:49 AM
wow. looks like it’s gonna burst.
-- Derek, Iowa
Kathy
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#13 posted 09-26-2010 01:40 PM
Question! If you see one of these on a tree, not one that big of course, do you just cut it off? Does it hurt the tree to take it off? I live near a lot of woods so if I went out looking and saw one, what do you do?
-- curious woodworker
nmkidd
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#14 posted 09-26-2010 03:48 PM
That’s one awesome burl!!!
-- Doug, New Mexico.......the only stupid question is one that is never asked!........don't fix it, if it ain't broke!
DocK16
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#15 posted 09-26-2010 07:47 PM
Rhett
Sorry this one is untouchable but if you’ve got some spare change maybe you can pick this one up on E-Bay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-360-lbs-MISSOURI-WALNUT-BURL-/230529053492?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35ac9a3334
-- Common sense is so rare anymore when you do see it, it looks like pure genius.
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