Has anyone ever turned any of these burl-like growths?
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My forestry friends call them "rust galls" and I picked up several, mostly 8-inches diameter, on my visit to Montana. I was skeptical they's be worth the bother, but sampled one and they're quite dense and very figured. They're certainly turnable.
The first two images above are the actual items I picked up; the third one is a sample pic from the internet.