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A few recent cuts


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3 hours ago, Scrappile said:

Great scrollings.... How thick are the slabs?

 

3 hours ago, Kris Martinson said:

Amazing work. I love the subjects you chose. How thick are these pieces?

Thickness of the slabs vary between 3/8 and 3/4 inch.  The ones shown here are all around 5/8 inch.

Jeff

 

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On 1/5/2021 at 11:46 AM, rjweb said:

They are beautiful, where did you get the slabs, RJ 

An older gentleman here in Grande Prairie has been collecting burls and cutting them for 30 years.  He is no longer able to cut like he used to and a mutual friend got us together.  He is selling a few at a time and I am currently his number one customer lol

Jeff

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Love your work.

The wood slabs are beautiful, but how are you preventing them from splitting. 

I did wood turning in my real woodworking days ahd tried to do turnings with cross cut wood blocks/logs only to have them split over time even after they had been dried slowly for a long time.  Nearly impossible to prevent.  I also know that Burl has a lot of internal stress and tends to crack and split due to those stresses. 

Are you applying a backer and what are you using?        

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14 hours ago, FrankEV said:

Love your work.

The wood slabs are beautiful, but how are you preventing them from splitting. 

I did wood turning in my real woodworking days ahd tried to do turnings with cross cut wood blocks/logs only to have them split over time even after they had been dried slowly for a long time.  Nearly impossible to prevent.  I also know that Burl has a lot of internal stress and tends to crack and split due to those stresses. 

Are you applying a backer and what are you using?        

I have never had any split and only one develop small cracks.  They have been air dried in an outdoor shed for several years.  No backers.  Guess I have just been lucky.

Jeff

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