Wife stumbled across this listing, but as usual the OP isn’t responding, for a 36” White Oak burl....any idea the value? Thanks.
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The sky is the limit as they say. I wouldn't pay more than a couple hundred myself.
$1 per pound for unprocessed green burl
Well, you never know exactly what you are getting until you cut into it. $1/pound can be a fair price. I would ask them what they are expecting for it. At the very least, I would want through cuts on either edge of the burl, which may tell you a lot about the quality of the burl. Of course, you have to figure out how to get it into your truck/van....
robo hippy
robo hippy
You definitely want a through cut. It could be a worthless bunion.
Thanks guys, we have asked for a price but no reply as of yet.
This white oak burl was at least 4 times as large as the one you are considering that I paid $200.00 for in 2015 (I have to say that I stole it) . The trailer that it is sitting on has a 5 foot wide bed to give you some idea of the size. The burl wood is not ring porous like ordinary white oak and is denser and harder. The wood is difficult to turn either wed or dry and if you plan to core out bowls you need horsepower and lots of time.
Unprocessed , green Burl goes for 1.00 a pound from the logging guys.
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Western burls are probably worth $1 pound, but that wouldn't be. Someone said $200 which sounds more like it. Oak burl like that doesn't have burl "eyes" or typical burl figure, but usually "swirly" grain. Of course these days everyone is a "logger" and they stick metal legs on slices or slabs and charge a lot. That's where a lot of woodworkers started 40 years ago, I guess everything comes around again. LOL
John
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This 14" plater came from the burl I listed previously Note; the lines that appear to be annual rings are not ring porous but they do follow the contour of the burl and therefore may represent the annual growth of the burl.
Nice platter John. Don’t think the one posted will be heading my way as the OP hasn’t responded. May I ask what chuck you used?
Dan, the depth and figure in that platter is incredible. Looks like a flickering fire.
I believe that I started with a shallow wood worm in the face then turned the back side with an 1/8" deep recess then mounted it on the 4" dovetail jaws to finish the face side.