On Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 7:18:49 AM UTC-10, graham wrote:
> On 2018-02-28 10:07 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 5:49:02 AM UTC-10, graham wrote:
> >> I've given all but one away and it is *very* utilitarian in form. Lately
> >> I've been concentrating on deep, hollow turnings. These are forms
> >> hollowed out through a small hole in the top. The bigger in the photo
> >> below are about 9" (230mm) tall.
> >>
> >> https://postimg.org/image/xrlmd6px1/
> >>
> >> All will be donated to a "Beads of Courage" fund raiser. It's a
> >> children's charity that many wood turners support.
> >> http://www.beadsofcourage.org/
> >> Graham
> >
> > Burl maple is beautiful stuff. It's like liquid wood. My understanding is that it's a little hard to turn. Thanks.
> >
> These are all Manitoba Maple (Box Elder) Acer negundo. It is a soft
> maple and tears easily so sharp tools are essential. Like all burls, it
> can contain bark inclusions (evident in the left rear one) that can be
> solidified with super-glue. I started another one at the w/e and after
> getting close to the final form I discovered a large stress crack that
> ruined its "value" so it's in the discard pile.
> Graham

I have a guitar made of burled maple. It's actually a thick bookmarked laminate. Beautiful stuff! I also use to have a bass guitar with a burled wood finish but I was dismayed to find out it was lithographed onto the wood. I gave it to my nephew because it had 5 strings instead of 4. That was too confusing for this old dog to play.

https://www.talkbass.com/attachments...-1-jpg.355938/