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Alembic products => Wood Bank => Burl Walnut => Topic started by: mica on January 09, 2003, 04:57:38 PM

Title: 505 Widely spaced burls (SOLD)
Post by: mica on January 09, 2003, 04:57:38 PM

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/2344/2983.jpg)
 
Love the crazy directions of the grain

Title: 505 Widely spaced burls (SOLD)
Post by: old_guy on February 27, 2006, 05:10:02 PM

Mica, what are the rough dimentions of a billet?

Title: 505 Widely spaced burls (SOLD)
Post by: mica on February 27, 2006, 05:43:42 PM

This particular piece of wood is not a billet. This bookmatch appears to be about 8 inches across each side.
 
A billet is not an exact size - it's different for each process and each producer. We tend to chop 8/4 or thicker lumber into billets of about 10x24 to be able to handle them easier around the shop. For us, a billet is a roughly guitar-body-sized chunk of wood.