What Is Stabilized Burl Wood

Stabilized poplar burl maintains the unique grain patterns of the untreated wood.

What is stabilized burl wood.

How to stabilize wood it a question that has come up a lot more. A wet blank cannot be stabilized. All our poplar burl is forested in europe and each piece is carefully selected before stabilization. Block of stabilized wood karelian birch 125x38x28 orange.

Burl wood is a wonder of nature and every piece is unique. This wild grain makes burl wood extremely dense and resistant to splitting which made it valued for bowls mallets mauls and beetles or beadles for hammering chisels and driving wooden. Use a moisture meter to verify that the moisture content of the wood is below 10. Stabilizing wood is a technique of treating a soft or punky piece of wood in order to turn it into a usable blank ready for use in your next project.

Redwood burl to be stabilized preparing the wood blanks. There is no need to throw away your scrap pieces after this article you will be stabilizing your own blanks and making the very most of your materials. The figured various page sometimes also has stabilized pieces. We can also produce custom stabilized wood in colors and sizes to meet your specifications.

Also boxelder amboyna burl and buckeye burl have their own pages. I am a believer that god made this wood for. Stabilizing wood can be a great way to use scraps that are not solid enough for general use. Our stabilized wood inventory is now offered at our new partner web site vivid stabilized woods.

Burlwood has been selling high quality burl for 35 years in six different domestic species. The first step in stabilizing a wood blank is to make sure the blank is dry. Learn about our wood stabilizing processes and see more examples at our dedicated stabilized woods site. I am highly experienced at cutting and processing each piece of burl to achieve the highest quality of figure.

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