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I cut the burl myself this time around. I "rented" a bandsaw from Home Depot. Now by "rented" I mean that I bought one, used it for a week, and took it back because I dont have the space to keep one...

I have not honed this razor yet, I am thinking of sending a few razors next week to be honed since I dont have the stones to do it myself.

I use Minwax products usually. Its like $10-15 depending...

You dont need to air dry it, you just need to be able to cut into slabs. Then take the wood hardener, pour into a large mason jar, submerge wood entirely, close jar, wait for all the air bubbles to...

I live near a half dozen or so orchards and farms. This peach burl came from my aunt's property in Georgia, my cousin was nice enough to mail it to me.

I get apple, pear, plum, cherry, and fig...

I finished this one a while back, I just loaded some photos as an update. The finished job (sort of finished, I am waiting on better spacer material). I tried to do a wedge for this one, but I liked...

Here are some pictures of working progress:


There is a soft spot by the heal, but it should be an easy fix. I have decided to stay with a satin finish rather than a mirror finish. I like the...

I would be inclined to agree, but there are two decent sections of material. I plan on soaking it in some oil and them sanding it to size. If it still seems to brittle to work with then I will go...

I wish they were salvageable - but they werent. They are brittle - very brittle. The scratches are actually deep into the material and there is some rot that has severly damaged the insides of the...

So I am going to attempt to clean this one up. The blade has some bad chipping on the edge, but no cracks. I think I am going to sacrifice a bit of blade in doing this, but its worth a try before I...