A friend provided a very large maple burl that came from northern Minnesota. The first image shows the two halves of the burl. Each weighed over 100 lbs. There is a lot of decay in both pieces but after all the effort of getting this burl to my shop during the winter, I decided to give the piece to the left in the first image a try. This piece is also shown in the second and third images. I am sure most wood turners are faced with the decision of turning or not turning a ques

The following bowls were recently turned from cherry burls provided by a customer. This was an interesting project since some of the burls were significantly decayed, challenging to say the least, but also satisfying to get five nice bowls. I like doing such commissioned projects, especially when the bowls have great significance for a family who is leaving their home where the cherry trees grew. The galleries of images show the turned, dried, sanded and oiled bowls and a few