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How to dry green Maple burl caps?

Brad Hays

Brad Hays

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I'm seeing a good number of Maple burl caps for sale on ebay that are described as green. What's the best way to quickly dry one of these that's say 6" x 9" x 3" thick? Or is there a good way to quickly dry these things? I've see microwaving for 30 sec at a time for many times. I've also seen the idea to soak the piece in 100% alcohol for about a week, which makes it dry out much faster
 
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Richard Coers

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The blue comes with a similar situation as spalting. That is more common in California buckeye for some reason. I harvested an Illinois buckeye and it was cream colored with a few tan colors. I left some regular grain buckeye outside for a while, and the blue colors showed up. I don't have a picture, but the final color after finishing depends on the finish. Use an oil type finish and the blue goes pretty dark. Spray it with lacquer and it's a more mellow blue/gray.
 
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