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

The meticulous animation has stop-motion’s characteristic haptic quality, so much so you can almost feel the character’s rough and smooth surfaces, the burl of his form as well as the grain.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2022

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

The so-called Dutch elm disease entered the United States from Europe about 1930 in elm burl logs imported for the veneer industry.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson