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Thuya Burl Pendantby ~Nambroth

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This is a piece of Thuya (also spelled thuja) Burl that has been cut and polished into a cabochon shape. I then wrapped it with Argentium sterling silver. The cool this is that unlike a gemstone, this has a lovely subtle wood smell to it, similar to cedar.

A burl is a tree growth where the grain has grown in a deformed manner, and is often a rounded outgrowth that can look like a big unnatural lump on a tree though often they form underground where they cannot be seen. It contains small knots from dormant buds that some tree species can then sprout at need. In many tree species burl(s) can be malignant and can cause the death of the tree.

FAQ stuff, please read before asking:

- Yes! I do sell these! They are for sale on my personal site: [link]

-I hand wrap these pieces with nothing more than my fingers and some bitty pliers.
-I purchase the stones already cut and polished from rock and gem shows.
-My silver is purchased directly from a precious metals silver refinery.
-I use several different gauge and shaped wires in each piece.
-My methods are unplanned and haphazard and I do not plan on creating tutorials on how to make these. If you want to learn wire-wrapping there are already some good tutorials out there if you search on Google.</B>

Thanks for looking.

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~wolfofdesire Sep 12, 2010 Hobbyist

pretty

`Xerces Apr 30, 2010 Professional Artisan Crafter

Wonderful coloured cab, and such a dramatic wrap for it! well done

`Little-Vampire Apr 29, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

Gorgeous work with that stone, it has a really lovely shape and it looks great wrapped with argentium sterling silver!

~iri157 Apr 28, 2010

Oh, wow!!
Ok, this is my favourite!!!

~JillDragon Apr 12, 2010 Hobbyist Photographer

Thuja wood doesn't just smell like cedar, it is cedar. Thuja is the genus name for cedar.

It makes for a lovely piece and your wire-wrapping always looks so fine and delicate.

~poorlittlekittens Apr 12, 2010

YOUR GOING TO MAKE ME CRY FROM BEING POOR

~Glaisne Apr 11, 2010

A beautiful piece! Exceptional job on wrapping too!

*windfalcon Apr 11, 2010 Professional Traditional Artist

It's so gorgeous - you really have such a sharp eye for just the right curves and twists.

And out of curiosity I started reading more about burls after seeing this piece. As it's essentially a deformity that can grow to great size, burls are kind of like...tumors. It's like tree cancer.

But wow there are some AMAZING works created by burls! This included ;D

~Nambroth Apr 11, 2010 Professional General Artist

Yes! It is very much like tree cancer, for some trees. But for others, it can be amazing... look up costal redwood burls! It's so cool. NATURE IS SOOO COOOOL. *flail*

*windfalcon Apr 11, 2010 Professional Traditional Artist

I just looked up some coastal redwood burl stuff, and the texture in it is amazing! I didn't think wood like that was possible, but looking at how it's formed, it makes sense! It's not orderly like the rings of a tree with the occasional branch here or there - it's a big swirly mishmash of bulby wood, which results in amazing texture.

Agreed, nature is amazing! :D I learn something new and amazing every day.

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