Thread: Walnut burl

Hey guys,

A friend of mine just plained me some (what I believe to be) walnut burl down to about 1/8". Anyone ever use this stuff on scales before. I'm afraid that it might crack on me when doing all of the shaping and stuff. I'm thinking that the best way to go would be with some liner material, however I'm still a little nervous about the possibility of it all falling apart on me.

Thanks in advance,

-Pary

Doesn't hurt to try, especially if you use 0.005" thick brass shim stock. I've used it on padauk, which may or may not be strong enough for this application.

PM Ed the ForestryProf. He'll be able to tell you more than you need to know on the issue of walnut.

X

You can get plastic shim stock too, it's color coded for different thicknesses. It's easy to cut and work with, no tarnish worries over time. Walnut burl sounds like a beautiful material.

Be SURE to put up pictures when you're finished! I'm very interested in what it'll look like!

I think you'll be fine, I've worked with harder, more crack prone woods in the past. Just go slow sanding and be gentle. As far as cutting, I would lean towered a blade finer teeth and more of them. Less chance for them to get caught and cause cracking. At 1/8 thick, you shouldn't have too much trouble cutting it into your basic shape. Good luck!

Matt

How did your Friend cut this down to 1/8 thick?
Or how or what do you guys use to do this?

Originally Posted by heliguy

How did your Friend cut this down to 1/8 thick?
Or how or what do you guys use to do this?

A good bandsaw.

Originally Posted by Joe Chandler

A good bandsaw.

Definately use a well set up band saw...

I lost about 1/3rd of my Ironbark burl by putting it through as thicknesser... envisage chunks of burl shooting from the exit as the blades tear apart carefully sawn 4mm slabs...

This kind of thing or am I kidding myself Ebay link