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    One with Nature JonnyP's Avatar
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    How burls are formed..

    I was splitting logs when I found this log with amazing patterns under the bark. I had seen it before, but never as much as this. I asked the guys on the Bodgers forum what caused it and it seems its the cambium layer under the bark forming random patterns that end up as burls in the tree..
    Cool huh..

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    Oh man thats amazing!! ye should sand it down and put some oil on it It will look fantastic

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    Quote Originally Posted by AL... View Post
    Oh man thats amazing!! ye should sand it down and put some oil on it It will look fantastic

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    It looks like a huge cadburys FLAKE mmm Chocolate
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    +2 jonny.

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    Great pic Jonny.
    I was carving a scoop from a burr at Spoonfest, last month.
    E,r isn't burr the American name
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    Quote Originally Posted by rossbird View Post
    E,r isn't burr the American name
    "Burl" is . To be honest, I've heard both over here, but usually we think of "burr" as the wire edge on a blade during the sharpening process.
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    Beautiful! Thanks for sharing Jonny, did you keep/do anything with it bud?
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    Quote Originally Posted by biker-bri View Post
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    It looks like a huge cadburys FLAKE mmm Chocolate
    Trust you to think about food
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    Can't remember Ashley. It probably got burned but might still be around somewhere.

    How was Spoonfest Rossbird..?

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