New arrival at the house A burl

Lucky man Karson! You must have neighbours who are on your wavelength, leaving gifts like that.

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That doesn’t look like anything I’ve ever found in my driveway. It will be interesting to see what you do with it.

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I’ve never even seen anything like that before!

You lucky dog, Karson.

-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX

Yup Karson;

A lucky man indeed! I guess all those good deeds you do are coming home to roost!

Don’t waste it, wood doesn’t grow on trees you know.

Lee

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Just found it in your driveway? Be careful cutting it… might be a meteor.

Space burl. Great find.

-- Happy woodworking!

I was thinking Bigfoot droppings.. ;)
how exciting. Can’t wait to see what you find waiting for you to discover it.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (https://www.facebook.com/DebbiePribele, Young Living Wellness )

Hi Karson, I think the dog picture says the same thing that I thought it was in the first picture. Being originally a New Yorker if we had seen anything like this lying on the ground we would give it a wide berth. Take care buddy.

-- Rich, Nevada,

Now I’m just jealous!!

-- "Everything that is great and inspiring is created by the individual who labors in freedom" -- Albert Einstein

Wow, you definitely need to do pics when you carve up that monster :>)

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

Can’t wait to see what you make out of this.

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

Some one is going to have a lot of fun with his band saw.

Whoever dropped it in your driveway knew what he was doing.

It couldn’t have found a better home.

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I was asked if I wanted it. The guy who asked me said that someone offered it to him. No one knew how big it was. We thought it might have been a whole cherry log. That would have been really cool.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Appomattox Virginia [email protected] †

Could it be a chunk off that wagon wheel of yours Karson???.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

The burl fairy?

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke."

It’s like winning a lottery.

I’m just imagining the possibilities.

It’s important to dry it out so that it doesnt crack into several chunks. Notice the checking on the ends and sometimes the problem with burls is that most of the burl is “end Grain”. You might want to paint or wax those ends to slow or stop the checking. Burls should dry slowly.

Should you cut it up, there are chemicals you can buy to treat it with. I think LV sells them.

That chunka wood is pure gold!

-- "Good artists borrow, great artists steal”…..Picasso