Laurel Burl

An extremely rare species from Chile that usually is turned into veneer. We managed to get some of the burls so that you can try out the wood! Gorgeous dark brown, black & golden colors with olive undertones. Typically this wood has incredible burl with some figure as well. Tendency towards movement in service.  Dry and wax sealed.  Bark incursions as noted.  Faces may be not be flat as the wood has moved some in drying. W16804: Two bark incursions and some shrinkage distortion on the faces.  1″ checks in incursions. W16805: Shrinkage of 3/16″ on corner edge that will turn away if used for a bowl. 1″ incursion on corner edge.

An extremely rare species from Chile that usually is turned into veneer. We managed to get some of the burls so that you can try out the wood! Gorgeous dark brown, black & golden colors with olive undertones. Typically this wood has incredible burl with some figure as well. Tendency towards movement in service.  Dry and wax sealed.  Bark incursions as noted.  Faces may be not be flat as the wood has moved some in drying. W16806: 2-1/4″ split on corner edge that should turn away it used for a vessel.

An extremely rare species from Chile that usually is turned into veneer. We managed to get some of the burls so that you can try out the wood! Gorgeous dark brown, black & golden colors with olive undertones. Typically this wood has incredible burl with some figure as well. Tendency towards movement in service.  Dry and wax sealed.  Bark incursions as noted.  Faces may be not be flat as the wood has moved some in drying. W16808: Nice grain and colors.  A couple of rough spots.  Nice overall quality. W16809: Natural incursion with some checks on one face,  A few checks on one end that will turn away.

An extremely rare species from Chile that usually is turned into veneer. We managed to get some of the burls so that you can try out the wood! Gorgeous dark brown, black & golden colors with olive undertones. Typically this wood has incredible burl with some figure as well. Tendency towards movement in service. Carefully dried and surfaced on two sides.  Incursions are normal for the species. W16715: Burl. Bone dry!  A couple of small bark incursions.  W16716: Dry and wax sealed.  2″ end split.  Dark colors.

An extremely rare species from Chile that usually is turned into veneer. We managed to get some of the burls so that you can try out the wood! Gorgeous dark brown, black & golden colors with olive undertones. Typically this wood has incredible burl with some figure as well. Tendency towards movement in service. Carefully dried and surfaced on two sides.  Incursions are normal for the species.  Look in the pictures for dark brown spots and you will see them.  Rough edges.  Several of these are suitable for electric or bass guitars. W15977: 1″ end check.  Dry and wax sealed.

An extremely rare species from Chile that usually is turned into veneer. We managed to get some of the burls so that you can try out the wood! Gorgeous dark brown, black & golden colors with olive undertones. Typically this wood has incredible burl with some figure as well. Tendency towards movement in service. Carefully dried and surfaced on two sides.  Incursions are normal for the species.  Look in the pictures for dark brown spots and you will see them.  Rough edges.  Several of these are suitable for electric or bass guitars.

An extremely rare species from Chile that usually is turned into veneer. We managed to get some of the burls so that you can try out the wood! Gorgeous dark brown, black & golden colors with olive undertones. Typically this wood has incredible burl with some figure as well. Tendency towards movement in service. Carefully dried and surfaced on two sides.  Incursions are normal for the species.  Look in the pictures for dark brown spots and you will see them.  Rough edges.  Several of these are suitable for electric or bass guitars.

An extremely rare species from Chile that usually is turned into veneer. We managed to get some of the burls so that you can try out the wood! Gorgeous dark brown, black & golden colors with olive undertones. Typically this wood has incredible burl with some figure as well. Tendency towards movement in service. Carefully dried and surfaced on two sides.  Incursions are normal for the species.  Look in the pictures for dark brown spots and you will see them.  Rough edges.  Several of these are suitable for electric or bass guitars.

An extremely rare species from Chile that usually is turned into veneer. We managed to get some of the burls so that you can try out the wood! Gorgeous dark brown, black & golden colors with olive undertones. Typically this wood has incredible burl with some figure as well. Tendency towards movement in service. Kiln dried and surfaced.  There are bark incursions and some minor checks.  Great color and figure!  Some are ideal for guitars!

An extremely rare species from Chile that usually is turned into veneer. We managed to get some of the burls so that you can try out the wood! Gorgeous dark brown, black & golden colors with olive undertones. Typically this wood has incredible burl with some figure as well. Tendency towards movement in service. These are incredibly figured with intricate black spalt lines randomly twisting and curving through golden burl eyes and fiddleback.  Dried for 3 years and surfaced on faces.  W14500: 1/8″ bow.  1″ split on tapered edge.  A great billet! W14501: 3″ and a 2″ split on the tapered face edge.  1/16″ bow.

An extremely rare species from Chile that usually is turned into veneer. We managed to get some of the burls so that you can try out the wood! Gorgeous dark brown, black & golden colors with olive undertones. Typically this wood has incredible burl with some figure as well. Tendency towards movement in service. These are incredibly figured with intricate black spalt lines randomly twisting and curving through golden burl eyes and fiddleback.  Dried for 3 years and surfaced on faces.   W14502: A few checks on the longest edge of the billet.  This will easily produce large Bass or electric guitar tops!

An extremely rare species from Chile that usually is turned into veneer. We managed to get some of the burls so that you can try out the wood! Gorgeous dark brown, black & golden colors with olive undertones. Typically this wood has incredible burl with some figure as well. Tendency towards movement in service. Kiln dried and surfaced on two sides.  Some incursions or planer skip (shrunken areas)  Great overall quality.  We also have veneer available in this unique decorative wood!

An extremely rare species from Chile that usually is turned into veneer. We managed to get some of the burls so that you can try out the wood! Gorgeous dark brown, black & golden colors with olive undertones. Typically this wood has incredible burl with some figure as well. Tendency towards movement in service. Chile. Kiln dried and ready to use!  Wax sealed.  There are defects on edges and some faces that you will need to be able to work with.  Dry and ready to use.  Surfaced on two or more faces.  Small black dots are bark incursions.  Small checks up to 1″ long are present on a couple.  These defects are normal for the species.

An extremely rare species from Chile that usually is turned into veneer. We managed to get some of the burls so that you can try out the wood! Gorgeous dark brown, black & golden colors with olive undertones. Typically this wood has incredible burl with some figure as well. Tendency towards movement in service. Chile. Kiln dried and ready to use!  Wax sealed.  There are defects on edges and some faces that you will need to be able to work with.  We have deemed these good for bottle stopper blanks.  Lots of wild figure and colors!  Measurements listed show the size of the largest, average, and smallest of the pack.

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