Thread: Gray Box Burl/Resin Hybrid

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

Oh I can definitely see where it would be useful. I have some wood I really love that is very hard to use because of the way the wood is weather worn. Here are some scales I made out of it.


There is no finish or stain. That is the natural color of the wood. You can see in the second picture that there is a little inclusion. Those are hard to avoid. I have filled them but usually I just try to minimize them and leave it as a natural feature of the wood. Here is what it looks like when I drag it out of the woods.


Also because of the way the grain turns it is hard to pick out a straight piece to use. I'd like to have a brush handle made from it but that would be damn near impossible in it's natural state. The stabilizing would make this wood more usable for sure.

Excellent Paul, I always assumed people ordered wood to make scales from. Going into the woods to find something is not only really impressive but of course cheaper

Can a person use any wood for scales?