tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235401482024-03-19T01:29:55.268-07:00The Burl ShackThe history of "Murfitt" (the burl)
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@me.comBurlmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751239753538314969noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23540148.post-20534683676197534882022-04-20T08:48:00.006-07:002022-04-20T08:48:57.430-07:00For SaleI've decided to sell my burl to the highest bidder. Please be aware that it weighs approximately 4,000 pounds and the cost to move it will be significant.
I can be contacted at theburlshack@me.com
thanks
Glen McLeodBurlmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751239753538314969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23540148.post-9822693475174192942021-07-23T23:28:00.001-07:002021-07-23T23:28:52.434-07:00Sawatsky Reporthttps://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/mobile/duncan-man-spends-7-years-transforming-6-000-pound-tree-burl-into-massive-art-piece-1.5519592Burlmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751239753538314969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23540148.post-72511316562332544932014-02-25T17:14:00.001-08:002014-03-07T17:49:51.213-08:00Close ups<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAl6fEb6MT7FikwQerUlhtsrzmriWzxe3h7mIkA_eaifOZYKPIkVp7NDElSnaH1E2DjHFthVH1wZLIyWeTiolDHBgjKxqAeH6Y2vmX23XQ6MZlM4HD2sAzphyPwYOLIeZrQk9e/s640/blogger-image--943477769.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAl6fEb6MT7FikwQerUlhtsrzmriWzxe3h7mIkA_eaifOZYKPIkVp7NDElSnaH1E2DjHFthVH1wZLIyWeTiolDHBgjKxqAeH6Y2vmX23XQ6MZlM4HD2sAzphyPwYOLIeZrQk9e/s640/blogger-image--943477769.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBNZAvzhyphenhyphen960JX9jOAM1_AKlC3ZVg77AVYo_t9MYZpuBsxgZc-Cva1yq6XJ4MtuEU0REctrcWbeFlp7vV50zN-kdBqARIkU08WpDv2MzMNBuAcS9OPjEtcUREhqxGxuNhfvjH/s640/blogger-image--1729872948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><div>The burl has a name because most people that touch it ask what I'll name it. My answer was always "maybe 10 years after" but the true name is "Murfitt" after the late Peter Donald Murfitt. Pete was a stranger to me but when he saw the burl seven years ago he offered to help me get it protected from the weather. He built the burl shack at his shop and I helped him set it up over the burl. A month and a half later he passed away from cancer. He told me he wasn't feeling good but I had no idea of the extent. I missed his funeral because Paula read me the obituary a couple hours after the funeral had taken place. We had become good friends in a short time but I never really had the chance to thank him so he really knew what it meant to me. So, it's obvious what the name of the burl should be. </div><div><br></div><div>I need a way and a place to display the burl where thousands of people can see it. I'm always deeply encouraged by the comments of people that actually touch it. That's when the 6.5 years of labour/therapy seems worth while. Even people that have seen pictures of it are in shock when they first touch it.</div><div><div><br></div><div>Glen McLeod</div><div>email - <a href="mailto:theburlshack@me.com" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">theburlshack@me.com</a></div><div>Blog - <a href="http://theburlshack.blogspot.com" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2">theburlshack.blogspot.com</a></div></div><div><br></div><div>"Having dreams is what makes life tolerable" Author unknown (to me). </div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfK2CVSRMo1vkOiUOtq7tjlBovHxXmhtargw2R_TrcFyzaTu-glimTbCMr7FvwfLoZZHk9jp50qJMRTEsSRU14GFVJhg2gEx7cBsHOl-NMe1_a4HP3bDi7SMFtbVMWVvDI5Bdy/s640/blogger-image--1846689161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfK2CVSRMo1vkOiUOtq7tjlBovHxXmhtargw2R_TrcFyzaTu-glimTbCMr7FvwfLoZZHk9jp50qJMRTEsSRU14GFVJhg2gEx7cBsHOl-NMe1_a4HP3bDi7SMFtbVMWVvDI5Bdy/s640/blogger-image--1846689161.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nbTUQ5hCVh2AZ-dWzqb3C8onSz6TUmwDlGi0fn5cAq8Dm87XWRPNC_jspJ8J1cM3ZT2zHsCjfIAn4JKwiLQJEmSzorTu2DG0bONtIz6h4YivwSEB6mx6pC_DW3Xd3NKJET16/s640/blogger-image--244428400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It could be words like "unearthed" that has been written more than once that have caused this misconception. The large burls on the right hand side were actually sitting up on roots that were completely exposed. The left side was sitting right at the ground level, the roots were hidden under the ground on that side. <br />
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My guess is that the tree was nearly uprooted by a natural cause a couple hundred years ago when it was very young. It leaned over but after a few years of struggling to survive it straightened itself out. This 'wound' caused the tree to strengthen itself by twisting and curling into truss-like shapes which was the beginning of the gigantic burls. Nature is absolutely amazing at taking care of itself, and this piece of wood is one of the worlds wonders that shows that well.<br />
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This picture shows what the stump looked like after I had dug around the roots on the outside as well as the inside.<br />
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I picked Queenie up today at the Crofton BC Ferries Dock at 11:20am. A very sweet little lady, we connected instantly and it was a very informative and interesting ride to my place. She has accomplished a lot in her life and is determined to continue doing so for a lot longer. We went straight to the burl and she touched it and loved it for a while, and met my family and friends. Warren Lange was there and shortly after, Albert Chow came with his daughter Trinity.<div><br />
</div><div>It was another good day, Queenie, who I bet was a bit of a firecracker in her younger days, looked over Alberts beautiful Komodo pool cue. Paula dumped all the folded papers into a big pot and I brought it out for Queenie to make the draw. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Congratulations to Wyn and Wendy Bunston of Victoria, Queenie drew your name. I phoned right away and told Wendy, she sounded like she couldn't believe it. Wyn was at that time looking at some of the photos he had taken of "Murfitt" on his computer. They sounded pretty happy, and the best part about it is: Wyn is a pool player. Enjoy it Wyn, that cue has a TON of character!, and a very interesting story just like Queenie. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Thanks to Warren I have about 50 more pictures, and he even already brought discs so I could post them here.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Thanks to Paula for being such an excellent hostess, we had a great lunch and an easy time. That's just what you do!</div><div><br />
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</div><div>Thanks to Lia, Tara, Becky for coming and for all your help and support.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Thank you Myrna and Barry, Fiona and Barry, Jackie and Dave for being there and helping at the open house.</div><div><br />
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Some of them have turned into great relationships, and it's the true meaning of 'Murfitt'</span><div><span><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span></span></span><div style="font-size: 100%; "><span></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; "><span>Shortly after the first article came out in the Citizen in March 2006, I received a phone call from an elderly lady from Saltspring Island, Queenie. She told me she loved wood and wished she could come over to see the burl, so we tried to arrange it. At that time the burlshack was just an idea, and all I had covering it was tarps held up with a ladder for a centre pole and brooms etc. to try and keep the wet tarps off the wood. I tried to put off Queenies visit until <a href="http://theburlshack.blogspot.ca/2006/05/tribute-to-peter-donald-murfitt.html">Peter Murfitt</a> had the burl shack completed so she could enjoy it more. </span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; "><span>Once the burl shack was set up we tried several times to hook up but it just never worked out. I was to come over and pick her up once and that failed because I got called out to work. It was disappointing to both of us but that was just the way it was. Through all our communication I was learning that Queenie is quite the character to say the least.</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; "><span>I ended up mailing her a couple small finished trimmings off the burl in the mail, so she could at least get an idea of the quality of the wood. But I never heard back from her after that! I was saddened at the thought that she never got the chance to see it and I never got the chance to become friends with her face to face. To top it off my computer crashed and I lost everything including the contact information on Queenie.</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; "><span>Then, on Monday evening after years of not knowing what happened I received a message on my phone. Guess who? YES! Queenie! "Hello, it's Queenie from Saltspring, I've been reading about your burl again Glen, I've always wanted to come and see it and to see you. I've never have written to you since you sent me those two little samples and I just love them. And I have a little quilt I made with the Canadian floral emblems that I wanted to bring. I don't suppose it'll mean much to you but it might to your wife or mother and I would just love to come over, my son can bring me. So will you call me? It's Queenie, you'll remember." and she left her phone number then hung up.</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; "><span>I could not believe it! I got alligator tears in my eyes and I called right away! I asked if she could come over on Saturday and draw the pool cue winners name. So that's what we're doing. </span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; "><span>Queenie was a welder in the war, I think she said the first woman welder in Canada. She made 200 Blankets for babies in Africa last year, and she spent four years writing a 300 page book on her life. She's a character that I am honoured to be able to call my "Murfitt" friend!</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>I'll post a couple photos and the cue winners name after her visit. She's now 97!</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; "><span> </span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; "><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; "><span><br /></span><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div></div></div>Burlmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751239753538314969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23540148.post-86454196374900909222012-06-24T21:57:00.006-07:002012-06-27T07:09:52.117-07:00Successful open house!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwpT36_E_WnLHdegdo9rpNnyKkUeS8Cr0t7e8HC71je4amN0zicOpNDbaEeUd50YX_JVp2BgjMQyvGpY84iC06wBdYcJj7h5_zjzdQXSwdElN5JOl9nbJmghdS68vhgrZJEy7/s1600/ZimLanOli.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwpT36_E_WnLHdegdo9rpNnyKkUeS8Cr0t7e8HC71je4amN0zicOpNDbaEeUd50YX_JVp2BgjMQyvGpY84iC06wBdYcJj7h5_zjzdQXSwdElN5JOl9nbJmghdS68vhgrZJEy7/s320/ZimLanOli.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>My family and friends helped make the open house a ton of fun and a very successful fundraising event. The Canucks Place Children's Hospice will receive a nice significant amount of money thanks to everybody that gave a donation. If you were here I'm sure you enjoyed your visit and I thank you for your donation. The pool cue winners name will be announced on this blog after we make the draw later this week.<br /><br />It's impossible to keep track of how many people came this weekend but we're thinking 500 to 600. Thank you Kevin Rothbauer of the Cowichan Valley Citizen for an excellent job of writing the article that came out June 15th. <a href="http://www2.canada.com/cowichanvalleycitizen/news/story.html?id=97f676b9-e580-4e6f-af58-2b1cbd5dee56&p=1">http://www2.canada.com/cowichanvalleycitizen/news/story.html?id=97f676b9-e580-4e6f-af58-2b1cbd5dee56&p=1</a><br />It was an extreme pleasure for me to connect with a lot of old and new friends as well as the many people I didn't know until this weekend. Thanks for coming!<br /><br />If you missed it and would like to see 'Murfitt' Call me at 250-746-0075 or Leave a comment on this post and we'll figure out when you could do that. Or Facebook me at <a href="http://www.glen.mcleod.5@facebook.com/">www.glen.mcleod.5 @facebook.com</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yxiXLRaW9ETefYpGIoNvUh6uFzb6wFMKq4JzunN5QdGQS6N10oMKjBzmmqiGHMRTiDHw98R5a8g1sxTE1Yqozv_QBr1hyphenhyphen2_MrUHeDBh7ls-0unHQf97rMhm_Q5Z6mrzH6-z7/s640/blogger-image--1273576710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yxiXLRaW9ETefYpGIoNvUh6uFzb6wFMKq4JzunN5QdGQS6N10oMKjBzmmqiGHMRTiDHw98R5a8g1sxTE1Yqozv_QBr1hyphenhyphen2_MrUHeDBh7ls-0unHQf97rMhm_Q5Z6mrzH6-z7/s640/blogger-image--1273576710.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTP1_Pb6JyCQmUSPU6XH7X0ki_bzi5H3jlR-wjORt7LC1wSNytzgV86pfkjObALETSnyFkgLbEPMlfGXSOTNwq7CJckmghS8yGERrTjW-p_bV7vYlpNDO48KhJMOFbJXH_Rom/s640/blogger-image--1865827241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTP1_Pb6JyCQmUSPU6XH7X0ki_bzi5H3jlR-wjORt7LC1wSNytzgV86pfkjObALETSnyFkgLbEPMlfGXSOTNwq7CJckmghS8yGERrTjW-p_bV7vYlpNDO48KhJMOFbJXH_Rom/s640/blogger-image--1865827241.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXbN-ccWeGlevbz2fOVDXiY46K688D-CzsxMH8wP1ggsUXbtTROFq3TSQ7Sd_ZjkWXh2Vk0yzkr9TQhn1wlzfM6czmbyl4sJ1xp20BUhQskK7Ynj35oVBryFTANsmvvvtkqwb/s640/blogger-image--1124144922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXbN-ccWeGlevbz2fOVDXiY46K688D-CzsxMH8wP1ggsUXbtTROFq3TSQ7Sd_ZjkWXh2Vk0yzkr9TQhn1wlzfM6czmbyl4sJ1xp20BUhQskK7Ynj35oVBryFTANsmvvvtkqwb/s640/blogger-image--1124144922.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">photos by good ol Warren Lange. </div>Burlmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751239753538314969noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23540148.post-70079730506031569622012-05-13T09:24:00.020-07:002012-06-07T21:37:19.066-07:00Open House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0z4whCGSZKi4QGjkPmk6Y83xODmtXPbAAxbXVRMw1aJaZsp9NPe4XKHfRt-sXxbFpxpyj1p-qTiV8vj2R6J4ijcpLDxKp9ZNiIDQLWijUxOPFSVvLkPsnd5DrbePJ9Nth6x8/s1600/2012-06-02_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0z4whCGSZKi4QGjkPmk6Y83xODmtXPbAAxbXVRMw1aJaZsp9NPe4XKHfRt-sXxbFpxpyj1p-qTiV8vj2R6J4ijcpLDxKp9ZNiIDQLWijUxOPFSVvLkPsnd5DrbePJ9Nth6x8/s320/2012-06-02_002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> On June 23rd/24th weekend I'll be having an open house to show the burl. You're welcome to stop by 271 Day Rd. Duncan, B.C. to see this 6.5 year art project. There will be a door prize as described in a previous <a href="http://theburlshack.blogspot.ca/2012/03/albert-chow.html">post</a>, and a donation box. Proceeds will go to <a href="http://www.canuckplace.org/news_events/event_calendar/event_calendar/events254/2012-06.php">Canucks Place Children's Hospice</a>. On this same weekend my neighbor <a href="http://www.bernadettemccormack.com/">Bernadette McCormick</a> will be holding an art show.<br />
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I hope to find a good place to display the burl before another winter and will welcome your ideas. A lot of people ask what I'm going to name it, that's an easy one. It'll be called <a href="http://theburlshack.blogspot.ca/2006/04/shack-frame-is-up_01.html">'Murfitt'</a> after the late <a href="http://theburlshack.blogspot.ca/2006/05/tribute-to-peter-donald-murfitt.html">Peter Murfitt</a>, for obvious reasons. I honestly think I would have lost the battle with the elements had it not been for Pete. Even with the protection of the <a href="http://theburlshack.blogspot.ca/2006/03/shack-plans.html">burl shack</a>, it was a constant battle with fungus for the first few years. The battle is over now, and it will last forever as long as it goes indoors.<br />
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<a href="http://glen.mcleod.5@facebook.com/"></a>Burlmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751239753538314969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23540148.post-75816044506658925032012-03-08T22:30:00.002-08:002013-06-21T17:04:23.326-07:00Albert ChowA few years ago I received a call from Albert Chow, a man who was unknown by me at that time. He told me he'd been talking to a friend of mine that told him about my burl. He said he made pool cues and asked if I'd be interested in selling him pieces of burl maple.<br>
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I told him to come on over and see if I had any pieces that he could work with. He came over with his daughter and as it turned out I did. The pieces he chose had been trimmed off the burl when I first removed it and stored with the other trimmings. When I told him he could take the wood at no cost he responded by offering to make me a cue.<br>
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I told Albert that if he made me a cue, I'd raffle it off and give the money to the a children's hospice.<br>
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A few months later a business card was in my mail box. It said Komodo Authentic Cues on the front and had a hand written note on the back. It said "Hi Glen, I came by to drop off your cue. I'll call to see when your available. Albert<br>
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I happened to be working in the area where Albert lives so I stopped by his place. He showed me around his shop and then gave me one of the nicest pool cues I've ever seen. Beautifully built out of wood from my burl, unbelievable! Not only did he give me the cue, but he supplied a vinyl case and in the case he placed a chalk. One of his customers had come to his house and tried it out. He told Albert it was the nicest solid hitting cue he's ever played with. He offered to buy it but Albert, being a man of his word, refused to part with it. My respect level for him is very high for this reason.<br>
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So now it's time for me to live up to my word and use it to raise money for the children's hospital.<br>
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I'll post details on this blog early in June and hopefully you can make it.<br>
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Thank you Albert Chow!<br>
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Burlmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751239753538314969noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23540148.post-39666286239640293282011-11-07T20:21:00.000-08:002011-11-07T20:21:20.936-08:00Finishing the inside, a section at a time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83fdg6giI2ZU8gXBNpk4Q_OaOnMzrVPG8i4PEr2MyyjRwMZNZA4oLUdxcN8b45tmJr1VsOmYR6ijXHSeHBMaInNCkZsQ38yvBMrsFor1XXAov4kGm11M5SOQT7i_ROle0mmbk/s1600/071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83fdg6giI2ZU8gXBNpk4Q_OaOnMzrVPG8i4PEr2MyyjRwMZNZA4oLUdxcN8b45tmJr1VsOmYR6ijXHSeHBMaInNCkZsQ38yvBMrsFor1XXAov4kGm11M5SOQT7i_ROle0mmbk/s320/071.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div>I took a week off work to see if I could finish the toughest part of the inside and it worked out nicely.<br />
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Warren Lange came around a few weeks ago with his cameras and took over 100 photos. He gave me a couple dvds and some beautiful blown up photos that we now have framed and hanging on the wall. Thanks again Warren, you're a good guy.Burlmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751239753538314969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23540148.post-32389021936014615012011-08-19T20:47:00.001-07:002011-08-19T20:55:35.770-07:00Lifting the burlI have almost completed the outside of the burl except around the hard places to work, down around the bottom. My Buddy Allan freely offered his help to raise it, so I took him up on it. On July 6th he came over with 4 heavy duty barrel jacks and we lifted it to about three feet. This has made it so much nicer to work on the bottom as well as the inside. I'want to thank Allan for his unconditional help. Awesome!<br />
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The inside is coming along nicely now, the color and character is amazing.Burlmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751239753538314969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23540148.post-62936690391527145382008-09-08T20:07:00.003-07:002008-09-08T20:15:01.510-07:00Character shot<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzUZ0_a3AhZObD00i9LSFARwhoScYeyjlnQfLN_73wSwYc2oIbPiyp_MCeSuA1d92ZyxVn2lXRzhGQka1SOlAhyphenhyphenbV_zPIG0Q0phOeo8tEnEdnmZ9gaOgTQeSvEi08b9OEq13Z/s1600-h/Supers+010.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzUZ0_a3AhZObD00i9LSFARwhoScYeyjlnQfLN_73wSwYc2oIbPiyp_MCeSuA1d92ZyxVn2lXRzhGQka1SOlAhyphenhyphenbV_zPIG0Q0phOeo8tEnEdnmZ9gaOgTQeSvEi08b9OEq13Z/s320/Supers+010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243853567234187826" /></a><br /><br />Now is that character? or what. Barry and Ken never walk past the burl shack without bringing our little Jack Russel terrier a treat.Burlmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751239753538314969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23540148.post-23171220725162834092008-08-31T08:17:00.001-07:002008-08-31T08:25:10.936-07:00Visitor, canvassing for the blind<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdAX6EBa5MKYn88Vs-YC85AudGj3Jcgu6iqN9K7QtD0rvfbQ-vmiB75pPHiymm4A5IQztE8Bk5lUD4Z7o-uKuYDTXB_k7L9_Y2A16ev01ppZs8qf8be-DIRNKyFjcYcEJ_5EJ/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdAX6EBa5MKYn88Vs-YC85AudGj3Jcgu6iqN9K7QtD0rvfbQ-vmiB75pPHiymm4A5IQztE8Bk5lUD4Z7o-uKuYDTXB_k7L9_Y2A16ev01ppZs8qf8be-DIRNKyFjcYcEJ_5EJ/s320/012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240702365214493794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrsSQdfnIymDbG-xP8HQY_rpXp0-EJmohb3ZA9WYEndySP62xebIvOMb1OW1y2fzZoI6WNZCfaoDmtDQPFsxQYzy3Bv-8C98e-3Iu4kEnfdsBMVq-UnkY4SnY7so4K6uRBpd5/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrsSQdfnIymDbG-xP8HQY_rpXp0-EJmohb3ZA9WYEndySP62xebIvOMb1OW1y2fzZoI6WNZCfaoDmtDQPFsxQYzy3Bv-8C98e-3Iu4kEnfdsBMVq-UnkY4SnY7so4K6uRBpd5/s320/013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240702369674504706" /></a><br /><br />George was walking past my place when he spotted the burl, and called out to have a look. He's 91 years old and says he's never seen anything like it.Burlmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751239753538314969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23540148.post-19735407422539554152008-08-23T22:42:00.003-07:002008-08-23T22:52:33.719-07:00photos<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5d9HAgmebTeDyP9MVDiQsJOszp2DW6X_wY8HHoF6epqW4GUTUoYlAXBxD7cXk6L7b2l_rpUfF81F8pEs_NbSP7rbmWwK-IhcNvTbM2v-alBG4QenjZKjmXcdDkikgSwITJTi/s1600-h/IMG_0747.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5d9HAgmebTeDyP9MVDiQsJOszp2DW6X_wY8HHoF6epqW4GUTUoYlAXBxD7cXk6L7b2l_rpUfF81F8pEs_NbSP7rbmWwK-IhcNvTbM2v-alBG4QenjZKjmXcdDkikgSwITJTi/s320/IMG_0747.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237957760360830786" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYhK8JCmkube9jq6XU_rgFiGRWWqo1XYFQ6Ura5TKxTV0vcCNvqC6_9BsPtN-l8nDompP9V9Z4TqvatZsDap0MsnUVz74nDv3_Ye9az0MkiC7Oey0K7MVCfYXMQz0nljnqI2X/s1600-h/IMG_0746.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-6AkarPFsQK7jNVs9prvzON917u0aPgAPo1QnCalaKKqR-gyrMU55gZ8Z55rCEyEz1MVjVyE-a9iRvSPQjEFDGiDD7EjKPIuLCTrTlTGi_UiCsB8Ky1QDkPSD33fYsSHoyT2/s320/IMG_0723.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237955871152199922" /></a>Burlmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751239753538314969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23540148.post-36558699427704310172008-08-22T22:49:00.001-07:002008-08-22T22:55:13.176-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UHCtcEa-tFTIbpBSq_ic3ftNeNno7YFV3VQ9Bvlm4e4sbvTRm4kzAhdBUGzyInRUVa64JRYqdR-GubOl5YadhgzIEPIze4mGAylT_VbnobqPD44RrrGH9sTJUcECL-b7pUPU/s1600-h/hedgeroot+020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UHCtcEa-tFTIbpBSq_ic3ftNeNno7YFV3VQ9Bvlm4e4sbvTRm4kzAhdBUGzyInRUVa64JRYqdR-GubOl5YadhgzIEPIze4mGAylT_VbnobqPD44RrrGH9sTJUcECL-b7pUPU/s400/hedgeroot+020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237587388174331138" /></a>Burlmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751239753538314969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23540148.post-36647441778655404172008-08-18T16:50:00.004-07:002008-08-18T17:14:33.041-07:00Aug. 08<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1pbZI4mU18NnWZ2CPhIBjiPirtoCxltkAMNohSqhQUvBQ5JJKvyUvU1_3L5NbSnOCL_bpDiclQuJUHNytjBVn8ETzrYOOjKXvBWfXCsc71WiQIl9CpXrc6qngG6b6fdNy_Sf/s1600-h/IMG_0763.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6PblhsZEcdzmqQyNCAJrV-JKn0gkYr2m0rlK9Rndq68L235YLgC4WnmpeZzLScg_TBydVGkqw4hBcXDXXIdSQFM7DmNsGYdD9g8TYIGKXvk5HEvUg85f7IsHXZ7bx4MJVvQ6/s400/IMG_0520.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236010798134370066" /></a><br /><br />The burl is in very nice shape and is coming along just fine. I'll lift it up about 3 feet soon and work the inside this winter. Hopefully in a year it will be ready to display......somewhere.Burlmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751239753538314969noreply@blogger.com0