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Chestnut burl-something of a rarity
25.09.2024
Since we were able to buy a whole horse chestnut trunk about 15 years ago, we have been searching intensively for such wood - unfortunately without success so far. Although horse chestnuts grow in almost every place in Germany and are widespread in forests, their fine wood is hardly ever used, especially not in furniture making.
Chestnut burl wood is certainly one of the most beautiful domestic woods, and it has nothing to hide behind any other burl wood. Its silvery, shiny surface, its extremely fine grain and its beautiful whimpering growth make it a real eye-catcher among domestic woods. In this wood, fungi cause a very noble and wild discoloration, which, for example, in Buckeye Burl, the Californian close relative of our native chestnut, leads to spectacular plays of color in the wood. Our wood has also produced some beautiful plays of color in a light blue-grey, unfortunately not as pronounced. On the other hand, the fine grain is really spectacularly beautiful, with almost no defects or bark ingrowth, and the almost ubiquitous cross-grain and very fine whimper growth give the wood a fine, elegant character. We are delighted to finally have this beautiful wood in our range again.
PS: if you ever see a chestnut with a large burl, or better still a trunk whose entire surface is covered with such burl growth, please get in touch with us, we are very happy to buy such wood and also pay well for the wood or a tip on such wood!
Chestnut burl wood is certainly one of the most beautiful domestic woods, and it has nothing to hide behind any other burl wood. Its silvery, shiny surface, its extremely fine grain and its beautiful whimpering growth make it a real eye-catcher among domestic woods. In this wood, fungi cause a very noble and wild discoloration, which, for example, in Buckeye Burl, the Californian close relative of our native chestnut, leads to spectacular plays of color in the wood. Our wood has also produced some beautiful plays of color in a light blue-grey, unfortunately not as pronounced. On the other hand, the fine grain is really spectacularly beautiful, with almost no defects or bark ingrowth, and the almost ubiquitous cross-grain and very fine whimper growth give the wood a fine, elegant character. We are delighted to finally have this beautiful wood in our range again.
PS: if you ever see a chestnut with a large burl, or better still a trunk whose entire surface is covered with such burl growth, please get in touch with us, we are very happy to buy such wood and also pay well for the wood or a tip on such wood!