Whats' the best way to harvest this burl?

[jason thigpen]

Our ranch in the Texas Hill Country has literally thousands of these Oak trees that are overcome with heavy burl. I want to get into turning soon so I plan on using a lot of the wood then. I was also thinking of slicing some of it into veneer. I've harvested some larger oaks, but nothing that was solid burl. Most of it was fairly straight grained. I had mild success using latex paint as a sealer. There was some checking, but nothing past 2" deep. Should I cut these into individual pieces and seal both ends? I'm really eager to see how this stuff looks! Some of the trees can get pretty crazy.
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[mickey cassiba]

Jason, that wood is absolutely useless. I'll take it off your hands and give ya a little boot to ease the pain.
Seriously, you have a lot of nice wood there. I've been sealing my mesquite with latex, and have not had any bad cracks or checks...I do use a lot of paint though.

[Mike OMelia]

If it is not on ur property, then the best way to harvest is at night wearing a ninja outfit.