Before it was yours
Cutting the blank
Maple
Its life so far
Stanley Park Maple Burl
Looking after it
Wipe clean with a damp cloth. Do not soak. Do not put in the dishwasher. Refresh with a food-safe oil or wax when the wood looks dry.
Before it was yours
Maple
Stanley Park Maple Burl
Wipe clean with a damp cloth. Do not soak. Do not put in the dishwasher. Refresh with a food-safe oil or wax when the wood looks dry.
This maple grew in Stanley Park. When the tree came down, a local woodworker kept the burl rather than let it go to the chipper. It sat in his collection for over forty years before it came to me as slabs. Maple burl keeps its secret on the outside. Once cut, the face opened into a dense field of eyes and swirling grain. I marked out the bowls directly on the slab and cut them out on the bandsaw.
Cutting the blank
Cut from the slab on the bandsaw, then mounted on the faceplate.