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Wooden Jewelry Boxes: Shaping Unique Pieces with Oak Burls
There is an unbeatable charm surrounding wooden jewelry boxes besides their innate durability. It provides a safe place to store expensive jewelry, acts as a showcase and is also an icebreaker. Creating jewelry boxes from straight wood is relatively easy but making something from burl wood will need some skill.
Trees such as oak, maple, mahogany, walnut among others develop burls. When trees are stressed, it results in burls growing in the form of an additional growth. Buds of trees when injured form burls and these are covered by the bark of the tree.
In order to keep the pattern of the burl intact, the tree will have to be cut carefully. Spots above and below the burl are marked off and only then is the tree cut. The burl is then removed from the bark and opened up carefully to preserve the pattern. Once the burls are milled they will need to be harvested.
No matter which wood they come from, burls are expensive. Veneers are made of these as well. Since they have an indefinite shape, some burls are easy to work with and others need experience and skill in order to create something special.
Some of the common oak burl colors used are red, white, and black.
Only the American oak burl, among them all, can be stained. Choosing a color from this wide range becomes difficult as each one is extraordinarily beautiful. Innovative designs can be cut into these burls with some specialized machinery.
The grain and the uniqueness of the live edges are what determine the shape and size of the box that will be made from it. Boxes made from oak burl can be medium sized at best and no larger. The basic characteristics of burl wood are the main reason for this. In burl wood, the grain is irregular and there are also some voids in it.
Seasonal wood movements too influence the size of the box to be created. Despite being hardwood, oak burls can easily be handled with the right kind of tools. Oak burl boxes of good quality are further strengthened by using a special means of mitered joints. These can be easily used with a spline and some rabbet joints.
Burl boxes are all lined with a soft material to help protect the precious trinkets that are kept in them. Thanks to its rarity, oak burl can be expensive. Creating something unique out of this kind of wood takes a great deal of effort and this is what adds to its price. Oak burls are a style statement.
There is nothing to stop you from making a style statement of your own with one of these exclusive boxes.
This article was written by Ruth D’Souza Prabhu of MarqART Gift Shop. Our jewelry boxes show unique wood grain patterns and colors assembled into beautiful designs of breathtaking beauty. A fine addition to your dressing table or as a gift. Please visit http://www.marqartgiftshop.com to browse & buy exotic jewelry boxes that will give you a lifetime of pleasure!
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