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Laramie Knifeworks -- Common Wood Definitions
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| Burl-- A
burl is a wart like, deformed growth caused by an injury or
infection or the existence of an unformed bud. In any case,
the result is that the tree cells divide and grow excessively and
unevenly in a process somewhat analogous to cancer cells in a
mammal. Burls are sometimes called tumors on wood. Trees with burls
continue to grow otherwise normally. Continued growth follows the
contour of the original deformity, producing all manner of twists,
swirls and knots in the wood fiber. Usually, this results in wood
that has a spectacular pattern. Source: Hobbithouseinc.com |
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