Project ideas

[boxmaker]

Hi, I posted earlier about a Burl I received from a friend of mine, he is a logger/woodsman. I would like to make something for him out of the burl, which I have not been able to cut yet because my motor burned up on my band saw. I have a new motor ordered, should be the first week in August. Anyway I was wondering if anyone had an idea what to make for someone who is a logger. It doesn't necessarily have to be a box. Just looking for ideas.

                                                                          Thanks Mark

[jimbo]

Truck, chainsaw with clock inset
Jimbo

[Marcellarius]

Hi Mark,
I didn't know what a Burl was, so I Googled on images.
I see tha burl's have very nice grains.
Steve has some nice things on his blog:
perhaps a bowl http://www.stevedgood.com/concentricbowl.pdf
It is a quite big pice, but have you thought about some smaller items like a cube puzzle
Steve has a video for "a cube within a cube" on his blog.

maybe you should do some intarsia with it. gives you a lot more posibillitys.

as said, I google on images for ideas.
I find some pictures on google using "intarsia logger" or "intarsia burl":

http://xswoodworks.com/aspx/blob2/blobpage.aspx?msgid=535193
http://www.woodelights.com/logging.jpg
http://www.woodworkersart.com/dynamicdata/galleryImages/Log%20art%203.jpg
http://www.woodworkersart.com/dynamicdata/galleryImages/Log%20art2.jpg

see for yourself.

good luck

[Dawie]

Some beautiful stuff there Marcellarius.
David