Birch Burl

Started by kenhill, January 13, 2014, 09:47:00 PM

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kenhill

Does andyone have experience slabbing a birch burl?  It is about 4 feet in diameter and is too heavy for 2 people to pick up.  Should I slice it paralell to the tree trunk or perpendicular?  Was going to use for table tops.
Thanks.
Ken

Don_P

The grain is going to be wild either way but my guess would be parallel is going to check less. Dry it slow. Which birch? I've got a sweet, black, birch up in the woods with small burls that the top snapped out of this summer. I've been tempted to try to get it out.


kenhill

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I think in our area of Alaska, we have yellow and paper Birch.  They interbreed and this looks like it could be half and half.