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Cherry burl

Started by docost99, June 08, 2016, 12:25:19 PM

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docost99

I have a few cherry trees on my property that have interesting burls. My dad also runs a Woodmiser bandsaw mill.
If I cut them, how thick should the lumber be sawn to use for pot calls? Of course, it would be kiln dried.

doublespurs21

I would cut them around 2 inches thick or so,, when burls dry, they will crack all over the place. seal the ends with something,  also, it will take  a year or so to dry,,,

Smooth_Operator

Quote from: doublespurs21 on June 08, 2016, 04:47:07 PM
I would cut them around 2 inches thick or so,, when burls dry, they will crack all over the place. seal the ends with something,  also, it will take  a year or so to dry,,,

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West Augusta

Use Anchor Seal to keep them from checking and burls need more time to dry than straight grain wood.
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New Yorker

I harvest several large cherry burls per year. I always cut my slices to 1.25 inches. Sometimes down to 1". in my opinion you are wasting a ton of wood at 2 inches. Cherry burl has a ton of cracks and voids, cutting it thicker will not make a difference in regards to that. I cut my blanks the day that i cut the slices and i anchor seal them. I also mark the center on each blnk before i seal them so that i don't have to sand off the sanding sealer to mark the blanks when they are ready to turn a year later after air drying.

docost99