Thread: 8/8 George Wostenholm wedge in buckeye burl

Beautiful work! Thanks for posting the pics!

Originally Posted by RayCover

nice looker! where did you get the ebony veneer for the liners? That looks really nice in there. Its a nice touch of detail without being overbearing.
Ray

I made the ebony veneer. I cut 2 1/8" thick blanks of the burl on the table saw, then 2 slightly thinner blanks of ebony, and I used gorilla glue and clamps to join them. Then I used a bench sander to get the ebony side as thin as I wanted it. It's good lookin, but its there for function-the burl wood is weak and lining it makes the scales stronger.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Beautiful looking scales, I would love to get my hands on a piece of Buckeye Burl for a project of mine, great work.
Regards Jamie.

you can sometimes find good pieces on ebay if you do a search for it.

I see why you love it !

Drop-dead sexy, mate. Outstanding work!

Gorgeous scales!!!! Very nice.

very nice.