Redwood Burl

Dave38

Dave38

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Has anyone used Redwood Burl for cue building? Any special way to handle, etc.?I have a rather goodsize piece of it, and it looks great, but it is a softer wood than I thought it would be. I assume it will need to be cored, probably with purpleheart for weight. Any suggestions are appreciated. I attached some pics for an idea what it looks like.
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Redwood burl I have had & have is much more red than that. It's most generally rusty colored. If used it needs to be cored, and still will be subject to dents because of softness. For the softness you can use minwax wood hardener to soak into it or thin some epoxy to soak into it. But it's pretty soft for cues. Maybe some shorter points, inlays & possibly a buttsleeve, but i'd not use it as a forearm unless it was a harder pieces, which is rare to find. You'll have to experiment with it. Don't let anybody tell you it can't be used. Find out for yourself if it can or not.
 
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I've had and used redwood burl that was stabilized. You known the company "Wildwoods". Jim can do their process on it and make the grain patterns spectacular. It makes accent rings that are stunning. If used it definitely needs coring though. Good luck.
Tom:cool:
 
Jack Madden said:
What are the dimensions? You may need to cut it down to get it stabilized.
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I was wondering the same thing, It is 3" x 8" x 22". It may be easier if it's cut to 1.5" squares first.
I've had and used redwood burl that was stabilized. You known the company "Wildwoods". Jim can do their process on it and make the grain patterns spectacular
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How expensive is this stabilization process? Would you have the website handy? thanks for the info,
Dave
 
TripXQ said:
I've had and used redwood burl that was stabilized. You known the company "Wildwoods". Jim can do their process on it and make the grain patterns spectacular. It makes accent rings that are stunning. If used it definitely needs coring though. Good luck.
Tom:cool:
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Does anyone have a website for the company mentioned in this post? I have tried googling but have come up empty handed.
 
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