Thread: Burl Disaster:(

Originally Posted by JoeLowett

Really? It looks pretty low... Should still have plent of back bone at that depth, especially if you use TgN black badger, which would look incredible too BTW.

The handle will work as a handle, but is trashed IMO,Yep Martin, was a made to order pce,will start over tomorrow.

I think you should embrace the blown up burl, celebrate the perfection of imperfection, and market a line of these as the Wabi Sabi brush.

They'll be big in Japan.

Originally Posted by pfries

The like was not for in a good way Bill.
I say epoxy it, fill it in I know someone who would be proud to own a Pixelfixed work even if it was rejected by QC.

Still looks gorgeous to me, but hey I appreciate the inherent flaws in myself, my friends and the like as well.

What he said. Peterson, Comoy and many others didn't throw that old briar bowl away when shaping the bowl revealed a fault. They got out the old putty fill and some of them used epoxy with briar dust. Anyway, I know that pixelfixed has the ingenuity to turn that lemon into lemonade

OUch... at least you didn't find lead this time :<0)

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

What he said. Peterson, Comoy and many others didn't throw that old briar bowl away when shaping the bowl revealed a fault. They got out the old putty fill and some of them used epoxy with briar dust. Anyway, I know that pixelfixed has the ingenuity to turn that lemon into lemonade

Not going to happen Jim,is a bad puppy, has to be put down.

Unfortunately looks like remix time to a new shape possibly. the fun of working with wood rapidly spinning

Heck if you are throwing it away... I will pay shipping and you can send it to me...

I think it gives it some great character makeing for a more organic feel. Please dont trash it give it to some one who will enjoy it. Chevhead's offer sounds good.

Originally Posted by Cangooner

I think you should embrace the blown up burl, celebrate the perfection of imperfection, and market a line of these as the Wabi Sabi brush.

They'll be big in Japan.

Agreed . You'd have to leave the knot as is to qualify for wabi-sabi.

Originally Posted by JoeLowett

Still looks nice, chunk missing or not. I say finish it up seal and stabilize the missing chunk and stick a knot in it. I'm sure it will find a happy home.

+1.

I think it has a certain something. Seal it up. The chunk went missing at exactly the right place for it too still ook stylish. If you hadn't said it was an accident, I would have thought it was meant to look like that.