burl

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“They have more soul,” Berkofsky said of his patterned carbon-steel knives, which feature elegant handles he has sculpted in rare wood such as charred Osage orange, black ash burl and live edge double-dyed maple.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

Urban wood has a lot of character: streaks of color known as ambrosia; burl, which is essentially tree scar tissue; and birdseye, a distinctive pattern that looks like tiny, swirling eyes.

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2022

He raised his arms slightly and squinted at them, a carpenter troubled by a burl in the wood.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 27, 2017

It's in the hills of his neighborhood that Dow finds much of the rough-hewn, bark-covered wood known as burl that he carves into intricately detailed sculptures.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2012

I say, fingering a burl in the wood.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen