SpaceBar@lemmy.world to Woodworking@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoAn oak burl bowli.imgur.comimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up178arrow-down1imageAn oak burl bowli.imgur.comSpaceBar@lemmy.world to Woodworking@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square28fedilinkfile-text
Oak burl bow - 6 inches by 3 inches (15 cm.x7.5 cm). Someone bought this at a show the first day it was available. Album
minus-squareRadium@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoIs a Burl harder to turn than normal wood?
minus-squareSpaceBar@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoBurl can break apart more easily because bark inclusions are often a problem. So that makes it more difficult sometimes. The wood is not really any harder or softer than other wood.
Is a Burl harder to turn than normal wood?
Burl can break apart more easily because bark inclusions are often a problem. So that makes it more difficult sometimes. The wood is not really any harder or softer than other wood.