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I get asked pretty often how to cut a burl. Every once in a while people will find a burl and want to know how to cut it for the best look.
This is just a quick and easy overview about how to cut the burl and why you might want to cut it this way.
The example I am using is a piece of Lace Redwood burl.
First thing I did was cut off a manageable sized piece that I could cut on my bandsaw.
Next I cut off a piece from the side at a right angle to the outer surface of the burl. This was so I would have a flat surface to go against the table on my bandsaw for the cut that comes next.
The next cut was as close as I could get that would be parallel to the outer surface of the burl.
This is the piece that came off the outer surface.
This is just a quick and easy overview about how to cut the burl and why you might want to cut it this way.
The example I am using is a piece of Lace Redwood burl.
![rt002.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/284/28460d1fc184f4a37fbddb31d896442d.jpg)
First thing I did was cut off a manageable sized piece that I could cut on my bandsaw.
![lb002.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/a3e/a3e58224785fd404d4a3b22d5c004efa.jpg)
Next I cut off a piece from the side at a right angle to the outer surface of the burl. This was so I would have a flat surface to go against the table on my bandsaw for the cut that comes next.
![lb003.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/cb6/cb6a8fc87aa0a6e8beb163d5a68991a6.jpg)
The next cut was as close as I could get that would be parallel to the outer surface of the burl.
![lb004.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/e92/e92db2976b3b97a1000f56680b5e1137.jpg)
This is the piece that came off the outer surface.
![lb006.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/ff3/ff34b80f88d8b1903c582aa720746f87.jpg)