Mini gloat.
I was in the Hartford, Connecticut area for a meeting and took a drive up to Bad Dog Burls (about an hour to the North in Mass.). What an amazing selection of burled wood and Rob Doyle the owner was a great host allowing me to look through all the wood. Much of the burl comes from Australia but he also has box elder, buckeye, maple, and other North American species. I picked up enough to fill a USPS priority mail box (didn't want another checked bag to fly home with). The pieces in the photo will probably end up in some segmented bowls. Needless to say a fun day look a fancy wood.
In the photo are red mallee, gaint mallee, a black ash burl board, and some extra pieces that Rob stuffed the box with. Also a banksai pod.
http://www.burlsource.com/
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