Basic Instructions To Cut Spalted Maple Burl

By Paul Schmidt


Before you start doing anything with them, make sure you know what to do. This article will teaches you how to do it without wasting any pieces. Because this type of wood are very expensive and a bit hard to find. And this gives you chance to learn something and educate yourself of this particular product. Be sure you have the equipment to do it. You can never cut them with the use of your hands.

You need the right equipment to do it so they will be cut properly. Once the surface has been cut, it gives you a chance to see different colors. Because they are usually covered. The wonderful colors are hide inside. Spalted maple burl is one of the best wood to use that does not decompose easily because they have the protection.

Below are the instructions how you could do it. Especially if you plan to use them into something useful. If you have the right equipment at home, you could do this by yourself. It is possible to use a cutting saw to avoid inconvenience on your part. Just determine the size you wanted.

Get the right position and the parts that you need. This is the same to cutting a lumber. And is effective to make different products that you see around in your neighborhood. Once you cut them, it gives them strength so no single pieces would be thrown away. You will just be doing a simple linear shape.

You would just be doing the simple cut. Which is linear in shape. Ensure you know the width. Usually, they use two and a half inches. But it will always depend on you. The final decision will be yours. If you want think or the other way around. What matters most is you cut them into strips. The purpose of doing this it to let them ready for use.

Check the different surface after. And then the edge. Make sure you will never be wasting anything because the burl is very expensive and is hard to find. You could find one but the price is not cheap. All pieces are important and could turn into something useful.

Once they have been cut already, you would notice that they are still wet and it has some moisture inside. That is normal and is not something to worry. Just be patient and let them dry. You do not have to worry, because that is the normal procedure. Cutting them if they are still wet, they will be broken into pieces and it could create some damage of the blade and will make them ineffective.

You remove the soft part, especially if they fall on its own. No need to worry, because they are just the outer covering that covers the entire surface to prevent some decay. And once dried enough, you clean the edges that does not look great. To make it look great and the shape is great.

What is best on this particular wood, you would not be having a hard time to determine what you must throw away and what you must keep. Because you can see right into your eyes. The soft ones, will goes to the garbage. You cannot keep them and make the area clean.




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