What Is Buckeye Burl Wood

This beautiful buckeye burl is a great choice for wood turning.

What is buckeye burl wood.

I am a believer that god made this wood for. We recommend twice turning for best results. Burl wood is the wood that is harvested from that growth and it holds hidden treasures of unusual design. Burls result in a uniquely patterned wood which is highly prized for its beauty.

These burls are all native to the west coast of the united states. Buckeye burl lumber turning wood hobby wood and instrument wood. The sapwood in our buckeye burl tends to be creamy yellowish or somewhat darker and the heartwood is white to blueish gray a most desirable color. This wild grain makes burl wood extremely dense and resistant to splitting which made it valued for bowls mallets mauls and beetles or beadles for hammering chisels and driving wooden.

It is valued and sought after by artists furniture makers and sculptors. Can have grayish streaks. Grain tends to be straight or slightly interlocked. Our facility produces birdseye maple lumber curly maple tiger maple lumber and we stock over 70 species of exotic wood.

Spalting of the wood transforms it from the off white color to a mixture of off white with grey blue or purple. Buckeye burl is highly prized for the beautiful pattern of burl eyes swirls and other figure. The quality of our buckeye burl redwood burl and maple burl is extremely competitive. I am highly experienced at cutting and processing each piece of burl to achieve the highest quality of figure.

Our burl slabs by species are band saw cut air dried and can be purchased as a slab or cut to your specifications. Golden blue colors blend with burl eyes to yield distinctive woodworking projects. Buckeye has a fine even texture. As of november 2019 it has lost half of its moisture.

Buckeye burl aesculus californica is an unusual species. Yes rattle snakes inside the voids. Burlwood has been selling high quality burl for 35 years in six different domestic species. Buckeye burl can feature reddish brown knots with light to dark gray swirls of discoloring see pictures below.

Some of the obstacles faced when milling are rocks sand dirt bullets and rattle snakes. Freshly cut in october 2019 and completely wax sealed buckeye dries very quickly easily. Buckeye burl is one of our most dramatic woods. Maple burl redwood burl buckeye burl curly redwood burl myrtlewood burl and black walnut burl.

Buckeye is a very difficult and expensive wood to mill. Buckeye burl is a soft lightweight wood with a fine grain that works well with hand tools. Burl wood can be found in many tree species and is used in making furniture. Colors range from blue black to golden whites with a nice mixture in between.

Burlwood is a company that sells high quality figured burl wood such as buckeye burl redwood burl and maple burl. Heartwood is creamy white or light yellow not clearly demarcated from the white sapwood.