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Alligator Juniper Root Burl Vase
6” tall x 3 ” diam. Finished with Wipe on Poly and Wax.
Picked up this Burl through another LJ from Sacrament Calif. that I met in Sedona Arizona. He has a supplier there and we both got some nice burls that day.
It is the first time that I have turned a RAW burl. Was a real challenge starting from a very ugly irregular piece of wood, and trying to get the largest useable piece from it.
When you think about burls (at least when I do) you usually think of the big round knob growing out of the side if a tree trunk. That is NOT what this was. Root burls are a LOT different. Wish I would of taken a pic of the burl before cutting it. Not round, Not solid, Roots sticking out all over, Bark that is full of dirt and small pebbles.
Like I said…UGLY! But, I saw potential in it. Also I like a challenge, and am ready to try another one.
Sorry about the pics. I am not a photographer.
Please leave all comments and suggestions. All ways looking to improve and your ideas help.
Thanks for looking.
Scrappy
-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!
18 comments so far
CalgaryGeoff
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#1 posted 03-13-2013 06:42 AM
Very nice! Great figure and shape.
-- If you believe you can or can not do a thing, you are correct.
Ken90712
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#2 posted 03-13-2013 08:44 AM
A real beauty Scrappy great work!!!!
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
ldl
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#3 posted 03-13-2013 11:06 AM
You really turned that piece of coal into a diamond for sure. Hard to see what you described as it’s beginning looking at what it turned into. Beautiful.
-- Dewayne in Bainbridge, Ga. - - No one can make you mad. Only you decide when you get mad - -
michelletwo
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#4 posted 03-13-2013 11:10 AM
super, scrappy! great vase & I like the little collar
Monte Pittman
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#5 posted 03-13-2013 11:34 AM
Very beautiful
-- Nature created it, I just assemble it.
WoodenFrog
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#6 posted 03-13-2013 11:36 AM
Wow! Scrappy that is just BEAUTIFUL!
You have become so skilled at turning, man you have got skills!
Keep up the great Work!
-- Robert B. Sabina, Ohio..... http://www.etsy.com/shop/WoodenfrogWoodenProd
Karson
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#7 posted 03-13-2013 12:07 PM
Beautiful Scrappy. Very nice job.
-- 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] †
sedcokid
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#8 posted 03-13-2013 01:47 PM
What fun it is to see what is underneath the surface of an old or burly hunk of wood. You have done this hunk justice and have created a very, very nice piece.
Thanks for sharing!
-- Chuck Emery, Michigan,
rustfever
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#9 posted 03-13-2013 04:06 PM
Beautiful Dan. Done as only to true artist could do.
Ira
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Eli Adamit
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#10 posted 03-13-2013 08:59 PM
Roots and burls are always leading to surprise. marvelous.
-- Eli Adamit, Israel
peteg
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#11 posted 03-13-2013 09:21 PM
Another very nice turn Scrappy, it might have started as an ulgy duckling but you sure did the magic wand trick, like the neck treatment, well done
Pete
-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got
branch
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#12 posted 03-13-2013 09:39 PM
hi that is one lovely piece of work love the shape off it and the patron on it is fantastic
branch
scrappy
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#13 posted 03-14-2013 04:18 AM
Thanks for all the great comments everyone. I really enjoyed watching this piece come alive.
Keep it up.
Scrappy
-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!
JockChris
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#14 posted 03-14-2013 06:15 AM
That came out great. I would have liked to see pics of it before you started to see all the challenges you went through, I have not got the chance to work with burls.
BobWemm
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#15 posted 03-14-2013 06:50 AM
Scrappy, That is a beautiful result. The best part about working with burls is you never quite know what you will finish up with, and by leaving a few natural voids here and there creates a true work of art.
Congratulations.
-- Bob, Western Australia, The Sun came up this morning, what a great start to the day. Now it's up to me to make it even better. I've cut this piece of wood 4 times and it's still too damn short.
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