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Eric Reeves Woodturner

SCULPTURAL FORM TURNED FROM BUCKEYE BURL

SCULPTURAL FORM TURNED FROM BUCKEYE BURL

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This is a mounted burl slice fashioned from Buckeye Burl, with an Oak base   

Buckeye and related species are native to the eastern and western United States. Much of it comes from California, hence the botanical name of this species,Aesculus californica. The timber from California and Oregon is not particularly interesting underground, but in its burl (above ground) form, Buckeye more than makes up for this: the wood is soft, with a palette of grays, whites, blacks, and some brown and orange. This all comes all from the oxidizing of underground minerals the burl has absorbed. The patterns that are generated by these colors are simply spectacular, like no other burl wood in the world.  The variations and shapes in the figure are endlessly fascinating. 

Sometimes receive from my primary source for Buckeye that is too thin for turning on my lathe. My solution is to create a mounted display piece that reveals the secrets of Buckeye, both inside the burl and the “bark-like” outer cover.

11.5" high x 10" wide x 3" deep

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