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Bad Dogs Burl
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Email: burls@burlsource.com |
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Address: 26 Barton
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| Who are the Bad Dogs? Our two bad dogs, Kuma and Kriscoe, get top billing after 4 remotes, a key board, a footrest, several shoes, etc .... The leader of the pack and least trained is ROB DOYLE. Me, I'm the wife, Donna, who gets to pick up after all of them!  Kuma and Kriscoe are really "wonderful" dogs, and we suspect will be even more wonderful now they turned two!  Kriscoe caught in the act.  Kuma showing turkeys how to strut! BUT ... when they're good, they're very good! :-)  |
What you will find at Bad Dogs Burl Source are burls, blocks, slabs, and blanks that are very unique and often one of-a-kind. If you don't see what you are after, please feel free to call or e-mail me with any specifics. I have a large inventory of burls in stock, not yet posted on our web site. If I don't have it, I will try and help you find it.
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The January Woodworks Show |
Members of:
The American Association of Woodturners
International Wood Collectors Society
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Whew! We're all done packing 1100
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Our Policy of Service
As our customer comments attest to, our customers are our top priority. Our second priority is providing the highest quality burls at a reasonable cost. I will try to provide an accurate description of each piece and guarantee everything I sell. If you're not satisfied with your order, let me know and I will work with you to correct the problem.
What's New
6/07/09 We've updated our Customer Comments and Gallery page. MANY THANKS to our customers who have provided photos of their finished work from our wood.
5/16/09 New links: Tasmanian Tiger Myrtle, Tasmanian Blackheart Sassafras, and Bimble Box Burl
New Postings: Rounds & Squares; Slabs, Table Tops, and Bases; Hardwood and Lumber; Tasmanian Blackwood; Tasmanian Eucalyptus Burl; Yellow Box; Sheoak; and White Top. More postings will be coming as soon as possible.
- Check out our revamped pen blanks page! Over 60 spieces posted and available.
5/2/09 - We took three weeks to visit some of our burl suppliers in Australia and Tasmania in April. We do apologize for any missed phone calls or e-mails. In some areas we were lucky to have even phone service not to mention internet connections. We will be posting some of our photos from the trip in the near future.
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With no cell or motel phone, Rob tried to return phone calls as best as possible. |
Now we are back, we're focusing on getting the Tasmanian and New South Wales (NSW) on line which showed up just prior to our departure. Fortunately we arrived in AU at the beginning of burling season allowing us to see the burls with bark and watch the labor intensive cleaning process. This also allowed us to personally select and purchase some really nice burls at each location. The Western Australia shipment has already left port and should arrive in early June with some great York Gum, Corrugata, Yorrel, Jarrah, Red Morrel, slabs, table bases, and more. We also expect the NSW's shipment to arrive in late June or so. Lots of nice red mallees, coolibah, brown mallees, yellow box (gummy), red gum, banksia pods and more.
3/22/09 - We received 2400 pounds of box elder burl, mostly large chunks (no caps). A 1000 pounds of Bimble Box burls (48 burls)and the Tasmanian shipment arrived this week after a lengthy 3 1/2 month journey. It contains some very nice Tasmanian Eucalyptus burl blocks, large sassafras blocks and burls, large blocks of figured Tasmanian Blackwood, and White Top burls.
Of interest to pen and knife makers, I recently got a shipment of pen and knife/call blanks from Laos with Amboyna burl, Afzelia Lay and burl, Striped Ebony, Black and White Ebony, Rosewood, Mango Heart, Mai Puay burl, and Black Palm. Some really nice blanks in this shipment, all AAA grade pieces. Also just received a large shipment of stablized pen blanks, fly reel seats, and knife/call blanks of multiple species, some dyed (red, blue, green, black, and copper).
The New South Wales/Queenlands Australia shipment has cleared customs and is due in any day. In this shipment, there is a crate of yellow box burl, some mulga and brown gidgee log sections, Tiger Myrtle, Eucalyptus burl, Blackwood, some really nice pieces of Huon Pine, Sheoak, bowl blanks (Jarrah, Yellow Box, Brown Coolibah, Tiger Myrtle, and one large Huon Pine), natural top Red Mallee and Coolibah burl vase blocks, an assortment of pen and knife/call blanks, as well as some banksia pods, hardwood slabs, and lumber.
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How to Order and Pay
E-mail us at burls@burlsource.com or call 413-213-0248 and provide us with the item number identified in the photo such as RM4B or MA2C that you would like to purchase. Once we verify if the pieces are still available, we'll calculate shipping costs and add it to the cost of the wood. Payment can be made via credit card ( Visa/Mastercard/ Discovery), by check, or through PayPal at https://www.paypal.com . Once the final tally is known, you can send the PayPal payment directly to our email burls@burlsource.com or we are happy to send you a PayPal invoice to your email address. You DO NOT need to be a PayPal member to pay through PayPal. If payment is via credit card, for security purposes, please call us with the card number at 413-213-0248, DO NOT send your credit card number over the e-mail.
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How Burls are Sold, Measured, and Shipped
Sold: Burls are bought and sold by weight, so do not try and figure the board foot on a burl block. The weight is based on their original green weight with the bark still on. Burls are then waterblasted to remove bark. This can remove a significant amount of weight in itself. By the time the burls reach us, they may have lost 20% or more of their original harvest weight. This holds true with North American burls as well. Some burls, even within the same species have a thicker, more resinous bark, so that two specimens of the same harvest weight could differ markedly in weight after debarking. Burl shape also affects the bark to weight ratio. Some burls have more sapwood (which contains more moisture) on the edge and can lose more weight when drying. The original harvest weight of the burl is used throughout the sale process eliminating all these variables.
All burls should be considered green or partially air dried unless stated otherwise. Burls coming from Australia, as a requirement of our import permit, have been fumigated with methyl bromide. Most cut burl blocks are sealed with wax or anchor seal. It is the wholesaler's preference to seal or not to seal burl caps. Australian burl caps are typically not sealed whereas Tasmanian burls and blocks are.
Measurements: We try and be as accurate as possible with measurements, they are only approximate. It is difficult to accurately measures a burl cap as they may vary greatly in thickness and in width.
Shipping: Orders received and paid for before 10:00 a.m. EST will generally ship that same day. Orders after that should go out the next business day. All shipments less than 150 pounds (single item or total box weight) will be shipped UPS ground. Boxes over 70 pounds or excess size accrue additional fees charged by UPS. Any shipment over 150 pounds has to be shipped via freight at cost. I will ship US Postal Service (USPS) Priority Mail or Overnight if requested by the customer at cost. Based on my experience, UPS ground is routinely cheaper than USPS and it can be tracked. I am more than happy to ship foreign or APO/FPO orders. Generally these are shipped USPS because it is usually more economical. It is the customers responsibility to make sure that there are no restrictions on the species they are wanting to import. It is also the customers responsibility to pay all duties and excess fees associated with a foreign shipment. I will provide all Latin names to the customer and will fill out the U.S. Customs declaration form.
We will make every effort to ship your order as expeditiously as possible and in a manner that minimizes damage.
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Get on the Bad Dogs Mailing List
Just let us know if you would like to get updates via e-mails and provide us with your e-mail address. This will ensure that you are one of the first to know of any new postings to the web site and any advance notices of up coming postings.
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Our Upcoming Events
Nothing scheduled yet for 2009.
We participated in the WoodWorks Show in West Springfield, MA January 9-11, 2008 at the Eastern States Exposition.
To learn more about the event, please click on: WoodWorks Show
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