The beautiful character and grain of burl wood allows artists and woodworkers to create truly unique rustic wood furniture. Here at Redwood Burl Inc., we specialize in providing ethically sourced burl wood for artists, woodworkers, and homeowners worldwide to create their own unique burl furniture. What is burl furniture? Quite simply, Burlwood composes burl furniture. But…
When working with burl wood, it’s common to see a wide variety of grain patterns and textures. There are many different types of burl wood, varying in pattern and intensity. Each piece of wood is unique, with different combinations of color and grain, and the quality of the burl often affects its value. Highly figured,…
Happy World Wood Day! As wood enthusiasts, we recognize the importance of long-lasting, sustainable resources. World Wood Day on March 21, organized by the World Wood Day Foundation. It is a celebration dedicated to the universal uses of wood. In lieu of this, we want to share with you some of the reasons we love…
Choosing the Right Finish for Redwood Furniture Custom finishing services are available! All the slabs listed on our site are raw and unfinished since many of our clients prefer to finish these pieces themselves. However, we also offer several different options for those looking to buy finished redwood furniture, including burl tables, mantels, headboards, and…
New Growth and Old Growth Redwood – What’s the Difference? Old-growth and new growth are common terms you’ll hear in the redwood industry. Old-growth redwood is highly valued and well known for its beauty, durability, and resilience. But what exactly does it mean when we refer to a piece of redwood as old-growth? Old Growth…
Guest Post by Adam Dias Pricing a Vintage Redwood Burl Table We receive a lot of questions about pricing a vintage redwood burl table. Because of this, we feel it might be beneficial to our readers to devote an entire blog post entirely to this question. The pictures in this blog were sent to us…
Guest Post by Adam Dias Live edge shelves, reclaimed wood shelves, and wood fireplace mantels are very popular right now! Though we are somewhat biased toward Redwood, there are a lot of woods to choose from when selecting a live edge shelf or mantel. Here at Redwood Burl, we cut mostly redwood. However, we do…
Redwood fascinates the creative and inquisitive mind in all its forms. Not only do these trees have an astonishing size, longevity, and prehistoric ecology, but they also have tremendous regenerative properties. We are also charmed by the amazing grain and color of the wood. For this blog entry, I am going to discuss one of…
Guest Post by Adam Dias Milling a Reclaimed Redwood Stump Milling a Redwood stump, or any wood stump for that matter is nothing and everything like milling a log. Similar to a log, one starts with a cap cut, or top cut then proceeds to cut cants. These are large blocks of wood that can…
Guest Post by Adam Dias In my last post on finishing redwood, I talked about the various densities of redwood and how they affect the finish sheen. In this post, I want to go over a few finishes we use at our shop and the benefits and drawbacks of each finish. Finishing Redwood Using Lacquer…