Manzanita Burl, pen blanks, casting wood, knife scales, slabs and whole burl.... For you guys who haven't had opportunity to work with manzanita, it is famous/infamous for drying checks, voids, rocks, dirt....you get the idea. But..in my opinion, it has some of the prettiest wood color and figure that exists. Sooo, when/if you get a piece, it may have any of the above characteristics. If you want one or two, shoot me a note using the "contact" box at the bottom of this page and I'll get right back to you.
Sometimes I list a few of the below burl on ebay so they are subject to not being available if there is a bid. Otherwise, they're here for the takin' .............
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Here are pics of the ground where I found the burl offered below.
MZ110, $30.00 + $13.65 to ship = $43.65 total. Manzanita burl for turning. It'll measure about 6 x 6 x 8". Firm sapwood. I worked on the ground that this came from last September, 2017. This burl was dislodged but not completely out of the ground so it has been drying slowly. I would call it green but there are some large drying checks...that's what manzanita does. Manzanita will start to check on the same day as it's dug up. I didn't see any borer holes but there may be a few. Lots of pics show it pretty well. BTW, do some "Googling" for manzanita pieces with cracks filled with resin...really pretty.
MZ111, $25.00 + $13.65 to ship = $38.65 total. Manzanita burl for turning. It'll measure about 6 x 6 x 6". Firm sapwood. I worked on the ground that this came from last September, 2017. This burl was dislodged but not completely out of the ground so it has been drying slowly. I would call it green but there are some large drying checks...that's what manzanita does. Manzanita will start to check on the same day as it's dug up. I didn't see any borer holes but there may be a few. Lots of pics show it pretty well. BTW, do some "Googling" for manzanita pieces with cracks filled with resin...really pretty.
MZ113, $25.00 + $13.65 to ship = $38.65 total. Manzanita burl for turning. It'll measure about 6 x 6 x 7". Firm sapwood. I worked on the ground that this came from last September, 2017. This burl was dislodged but not completely out of the ground so it has been drying slowly. I would call it green but there are some large drying checks...that's what manzanita does. Manzanita will start to check on the same day as it's dug up. I didn't see any borer holes but there may be a few. Lots of pics show it pretty well. BTW, do some "Googling" for manzanita pieces with cracks filled with resin...really pretty.
sold...........MZ105, $40.00 + $13.65 to ship = $53.65 total. Manzanita burl for turning. It'll measure about 5 x 8 1/2 x 9". Firm sapwood. I worked on the ground that this came from last September, 2017. This burl was dislodged but not completely out of the ground so it has been drying slowly. I would call it green but there are some drying checks. Manzanita will start to check on the same day as it's dug up. I didn't see any borer holes but there may be a few. Lots of pics show it pretty well.
sold to G..........MZ106, $30.00 + $13.65 to ship = $43.65 total. Manzanita burl slabs for casting, turning, display bases...lots of cool stuff. Twelve pieces, five pair will bookmatch. They'll measure about 1" thick. Smallest about 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 and the largest is 4 x 6 1/2". . Firm sapwood. I worked on the ground that this came from last September, 2017. This burl was dislodged but not completely out of the ground so it has been drying slowly. I would call it green and there will be some drying checks. Manzanita will start to check on the same day as it's dug up. I didn't see any borer holes but there may be a few. Lots of pics show it pretty well.
MZ76, $35.00 + $13.65 to ship = $48.65 total. Manzanita burl cap for turning. A pretty nice chunk of wood guys. It'll measure about 5 1/2 x 7 x 11". Sapwood will be soft in places and there may be some borer holes....typical of manznanita that has been out of the ground for a while. There are planer tracks too if you're wondering about the straight lines. : ) Lots of pics show it pretty well.
MZ77, $25.00 + $13.65 to ship = $38.65 total. Manzanita burl slab measures about 1 1/2 x 9 x 12". It's a nice slab, good color and fairly uniform (not perfect) in thickness. Could make a shallow platter/dish with some natural edges. Some of the sapwood might be soft. One dry pics and some misted show it pretty well. .
MZ43, $25.00 plus $13.65 to ship = $38.65 total. Manzanita burl blocks/chunks. Four pieces will all fit in a medium flat rate box. They'll all measure about 3 to 4ish...too many odd sizes to measure but you can judge by the yellow measure. I'll just call 'em casting wood but some of them might make little turning blocks. Manzanita slabs make really pretty desk clocks too. Note some charred wood on some of them. Not a bad thing as the contrast between black char and red heartwood is pretty. There will still be some semi-thick char on a few, meaning...ya might get your hands dirty. ; )
One dry pic and lots of misted pics show them pretty well.
One dry pic and lots of misted pics show them pretty well.
MZ44, $25.00 plus $13.65 to ship = $38.65 total. Manzanita burl blocks/chunks. Five pieces will all fit in a medium flat rate box. They'll all measure about 3 to 4ish...too many odd sizes to measure but you can judge by the yellow measure. I'll just call 'em casting wood but some of them might make little turning blocks. Manzanita slabs make really pretty desk clocks too. Note some charred wood on some of them. Not a bad thing as the contrast between black char and red heartwood is pretty. There will still be some semi-thick char on a few, meaning...ya might get your hands dirty. ; )
One dry pic and lots of misted pics show them pretty well.
One dry pic and lots of misted pics show them pretty well.
MZ45, $25.00 plus $13.65 to ship = $38.65 total. Manzanita burl blocks/chunks. Four pieces will all fit in a medium flat rate box. They'll all measure about 3 to 4ish...too many odd sizes to measure but you can judge by the yellow measure. I'll just call 'em casting wood but some of them might make little turning blocks. Manzanita slabs make really pretty desk clocks too. Note some charred wood on some of them. Not a bad thing as the contrast between black char and red heartwood is pretty. There will still be some semi-thick char on a few, meaning...ya might get your hands dirty. ; )
One dry pic and lots of misted pics show them pretty well.
One dry pic and lots of misted pics show them pretty well.
Here are a few pics of the fresh burls below. Takes a lot of work to get from the dirt to you....totally worth it though. Finding a nice manzanita is like finding a beautiful red ruby. Great fun but I also enjoy seeing what you guys can make out of them. Below pieces were in the ground on 4/3/17.
Here's what can happen when playing with manzanita......it ain't pretty. A fairly new bandsaw blade passed from this life to where ever old blades go. Gray volcanic rock, very hard, wins every time. Was gonna try and wear my way through the cut...didn't happen.
Hey guys, here's what manzanita burl looks like after a fire and after being mauled by me a bit. Lots of work between now and a pen blank. I did get this one home...weighed about 40 lbs.
Here are a few little pieces I turned out of some gnarly, void filled, burned, ant hole ridden, (you get the idea) chunks of manzanita. There is some beautiful color and turnings that come out of that stuff. I'm gonna try and get a few chunks posted here before too long....thinking about 5 bucks per piece. Takes a lot of time/effort to get a big manz. whacked into submission. ; )
Hi guys....a little project to show what's inside those ugly little burned manzanita burls. : ) I love that stuff. Very few burls have the fire you'll find in manzanita. The turning is just a "rounded" thing....not exactly sure what to call it other than it has a depression in the top....not a bowl/cup/hollow form....just a depression. Bottom pic shows the tool I used to make the "texturing".....a great tool mounted on an angle grinder. It's made by Sir Lancelot....14 tooth replaceable round ground chain. Easy to sharpen....I do that a lot on manzanita. A chore but worth it. I'm just posting this for informational purposes, maybe you'd like to give the burned stuff a try. Got a few above that are partially burned.
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