Pine Burlwood

[ronwoodcraft]

Some of the Lodgepole Pine burlwood that I have collected over the years. I glean this stuff while getting in the firewood.


Our two daughters have married and moved out, so we sold their twin beds that I had made for them.
Now, my wife thought it would be a good idea for me to make a queen size bed out of some of the pine burlwood for when they come home for visits. Sooooo, after about 2 weeks of work, I just finished building it. It needs about 4 coats of finish, then I will post some pics, of the finished bed.( in a few days)

 

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[bean man]

Those are cool! Is it a secret, how you get the bark off?

 

[ronwoodcraft]

Those are cool! Is it a secret, how you get the bark off?

I only take the dead pieces. Most of the bark had already fallen off, but I knocked off the rest with a pressure washer.

 

[stoneseeker2003]

Beautiful !!! I love wood.
Driftwood is my favorite. Thanks for sharing the pics!

 

[bean man]

Thanks. We have red cedar around here. I have thought about collecting the dead trunks, would they be worth it?

 

[Mental Granny]

Thats beautiful!

 

[civilman1]

Can you turn any of those piece's if you wanted to?Nice piece's....Can't wait for the next post!!

 

[rmptr]

Nice stock Ron, hope you post pics of the finished product!

Is it the beetle causing the burls?

R M P T R

 

[ronwoodcraft]

Thanks. We have red cedar around here. I have thought about collecting the dead trunks, would they be worth it?

I have never used red cedar, but have seen some nice things made from it. If I lived where it grew, I would try it.

 

[ronwoodcraft]

Can you turn any of those piece's if you wanted to?Nice piece's....Can't wait for the next post!!

I don't know much about wood turning, but I would think it would turn easily. It's pretty easy to work with.

 

[ronwoodcraft]

Nice stock Ron, hope you post pics of the finished product!

Is it the beetle causing the burls?

R M P T R

Thanks R M P T R,

I'll post some pics in a few days after the multiple coats of poly dries.

The trees were killed by beetles, but the burls are caused by some kind of disease.

These kind of burls are usually found above 6000'. I think the extreme cold that they are subjected to may have something to do with the forming of the burls, like maybe freezing and cracking, allowing the disease into the wood.

 

[muleskinner]

Oh man, that is some killer looking stock! I would love to work with that stuff. Don't see anything like that in this neck of the woods.