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Your cart is empty. Big leaf Maple Burl (Acer macrophyllum) has figure consisting of swirly, unpredictable grain patterns with light to dark variations of cream brown to dark brown color. Natural edges, bark inclusions and internal voids may be present and are not considered defects (in fact, they usually add character to a piece). Big leaf maple burl can be somewhat difficult to turn because of its unpredictable grain. It does, however, polish very nicely. It can create interesting turnings such as pens, bottle stoppers, bowls and ornaments. It is also great to cut into slices for clock making, or thin slabs for beautiful box tops. Air-dried.
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Customer
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2022
This was the most disappointing product I have purchased from Woodcraft so far. I purchased this thinking that it would be Burl. When I received it there was one spot of "birds eye". thinking that there should be some hidden character within the block it might be worth turning this block I did so. To my disappointment it ended up looking like plain boring maple. Waste of money this time.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2019
Nice block of burl
Bruce
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2018
Technical description said that product was 8 x 13 x 2.5. Actual measurements were 8 x 8 3/4 x 2.5. Description with photo says 8 x 8 x 2.5.
Kirt S. (he/him)
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2018
Really great. A pleasure to carve by hand even though it feels as hard as stone. Might be better for turning on a lathe in that regard.To be honest I'm not sure I know enough about the technical definition of Burl to confirm that it isn't "curly" or "fiddleback" as other reviewers say. I suspect every piece is different as no two pieces of wood are the same.
Robert H Duncan
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2017
Beautiful wood as advertised. Couldn't be happier
BeWilder
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2014
This is about 10% burl, and about 90% curly and 'fiddleback' grain. I'm highly disappointed that I paid as much as I did for such a misleading product. From one of the large sides it has not one wave in the grains, it's just plain straight maple. Should've known better than to trust someone else's idea of a nice piece of burl. I will not buy from them again.
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