In celebration of 35 years, Mapex Drums recently released a special-edition Saturn Evolution series drum kit featuring a Maple Burl Blaze finish here. Its exotic maple burl veneer, with rich, ...

This vintage pocket knife arrived worn, scratched, and dull from years of use. The blade needed careful cleaning and sharpening, while the original scales were beyond saving. I restored the steel ...

Thieves seeking valuable maple burls have hit at least half a dozen trees in a Corvallis park, leaving officials searching for answers and police searching for suspects. Since December, the thieves ...

Watch a master woodturner tackle one of the most challenging projects yet: a live edge maple burl paired with tricky ziricote wood. From persistent chipping to intricate finishing, this hollowform ...

One thing I love about living in the age of the internet is that old students can keep in touch much more easily than when I was young-via email or social media. Recently a highlight in this kind of ...

I’ve had my eye on this maple in my woods for some time. Not because it’s a beautiful timber tree. It’s only about 8 inches in diameter, after all. But it has an interesting burl about 14 feet up the ...

I don’t know exactly how it happened, but sometime between 2018 and now I became obsessed with burl wood. Maybe I was under the influence of ’70s decor after coming out of my PoMo phase, but something ...