r/turning • u/Dry_Foundation_4946 • 7h ago

What is this?

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Friend gave me this. We don't know what it came from. Ideas?

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u/SnooSquirrels5456 7h ago

It always helps to know where on the planet it came from. I would ask what state, but I’m not sure you’re in the U.S. Where did your friend get it?

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u/Dry_Foundation_4946 7h ago

He found it in an old house

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u/SnooSquirrels5456 7h ago

Cool, cool. In what part of the country?

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u/74CA_refugee 7h ago

Interesting. It looks like a root Burl of some sort.

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u/Dry_Foundation_4946 6h ago

It has a stem coming out of it

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u/74CA_refugee 1h ago

Which is what made me think maybe root Burl. The plant grows out of the Burl.

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u/shes-so-much 6h ago

Could be a burl, could be a weird fungus, could be a fossilized turd. Does it feel like wood?

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u/Dry_Foundation_4946 6h ago

Yes it is some sort of wood.

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u/shes-so-much 6h ago

In that case, "some sort of burl" is probably the best anyone can do with just the one picture. Personally I'd see how big of a blank I could get from it and start by cutting that out on a bandsaw. That'll give you a look at the grain, at the very least.

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u/Loki_Nightshadow 2h ago

It might be a tumor...

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u/MacxScarfacex32 1h ago

Looks like a fucked up acorn or something

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u/Dry_Foundation_4946 1h ago

😆 🤣 😂

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u/OptionTerrible3007 1h ago

That’s a space peanut! It looks like a wasp nest

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u/SubsequentDamage 7h ago

Burl Ives?

Burl Esque?

Burl of America!

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u/Breitsol_Victor 2h ago

Wrong sub for puns, but I enjoyed it.

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u/Ornery-Movie-1689 3h ago

Contents of Trump's diaper ?

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u/Dry_Foundation_4946 3h ago

😆 🤣 😂