camphor burl useable for forearms?

[Rob-the-Top]

Hi!

Has someone ever used camphor burl for building a forearm? I saw some really nice pieces at gilmer wood:

http://www.gilmerwood.com/boards_camphor_unique.htm

They describe the wood as remarkable stabile for a burl. I think the camphor burl has to be cored anyway. But i´m interested in the hit with this wood.

Thanks for all informations!

 

[Master of None]

Camphor burl

...and most other burls must be cored with hard maple, or other resonably sound wood, prior to use as a forearm. Burls have no real fixed grain pattern and most are rather punky. So the hit you will get is from the core wood not the burl. Most soft wood forearms though provide a mushy hit and with no real longitudinal grain can cause flex or deflection if used by itself. and camphor burl is kinda dry like eucalyptus and western maple burls

 

[BryanMordt]

I am working with camphor burl right now. I cored two camphor burl fronts and I have one survivor. It may not be the best candidate for fronts.

I'll post some pictures soon.

Bryan

 

[Rob-the-Top]

@Bryan

some pictures would be great!

Thanks a lot!

 

[desi2960]

burl

i have cored about 1/2 dozen camphor burl forearms in the last year or so all have moved, cracked, or split. i'm done with camphor. i have had very good success using thyua burl, and it looks very close to camphor.

 

[desi2960]

burl

i have cored about 1/2 dozen camphor forearms in the last couple years. all have cracked, moved, or split in some way. no more camphor for me. i have had success with thyua burl, my playing cue has a thyua burl handle cored with a maple laminate. looks are very close so you might want to think about thyua.

 

[JoeyInCali]

i have cored about 1/2 dozen camphor burl forearms in the last year or so all have moved, cracked, or split. i'm done with camphor. i have had very good success using thyua burl, and it looks very close to camphor.

Maybe it's best to have them stabilized then cored.
But, they are soft, they'll get dinged fast anyway.
I don't like woods that ding easily.
Might be best as buttsleeves only.

 

[MVPCues]

That was definitely worth saying twice, is there a hat trick?

Kelly

 

[BarenbruggeCues]

Someone buy me this burl........