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Thread: Burl Musk and Burl Myrtle
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28th December 2013, 08:20 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Burl Musk and Burl Myrtle
I am going to start breaking down some burl musk and myrtle into boards for boxes soon. I ran a couple of bits through the bandsaw today. Heres some pics.
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28th December 2013, 09:50 PM #2
Lovely stuff..MM
Mapleman
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28th December 2013, 10:30 PM #3
Looks like you have just plucked them from the firewood pile
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29th December 2013, 08:26 AM #4
Wondering how big the 'burl' was,and are they a common occurrence on Musk trees? B.T.W, nice book matching...MM
Mapleman
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29th December 2013, 09:15 AM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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Burls on both Musk and Myrtle seem to be a fairly common occurrence. The burl Musk in the photo is from the smaller burls that grow on the main trunk. The best burl grows just above ground level and circles the trunk of the musk and can be quite massive. I will take some photos sometime of one in the bush, its pretty cool.
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31st December 2013, 10:55 AM #6Skwair2rownd
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Lovely stuphph, both!!
The son bought a slab of myrtle Burl in Tas. about8 years ago. Wants to make a table.
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5th January 2014, 02:37 PM #7SENIOR MEMBER
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Here is a photo showing the burl that grows at the base of the musk. This one is about average size ( about 800mm wide), I have seen much bigger.
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8th January 2014, 12:20 AM #8