burl
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“They have more soul,” Berkofsky said of his patterned carbon-steel knives, which feature elegant handles he has sculpted in rare wood such as charred Osage orange, black ash burl and live edge double-dyed maple.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025
Urban wood has a lot of character: streaks of color known as ambrosia; burl, which is essentially tree scar tissue; and birdseye, a distinctive pattern that looks like tiny, swirling eyes.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2022
He raised his arms slightly and squinted at them, a carpenter troubled by a burl in the wood.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 27, 2017
It's in the hills of his neighborhood that Dow finds much of the rough-hewn, bark-covered wood known as burl that he carves into intricately detailed sculptures.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2012
Cora thought he had a mean face, like a burl sprouting from a squat, sweaty trunk.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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