Robert

Thanks for the benefit of your many years in working with wood. It is good to know about the stability factor in the birch wood. I will use it for decorations and not for the boat itself.

Thanks

> The reason that the people in Finlad, Norway , ect. use burles to make
> cups and other trend, is that the burl has no real grain orentation, its a
> mass of fibers growing around and thru its self and is very stable, thou
> when drying may move a lot. Burch burls from the Canadian North West would
> work well. You would need to ruff it out and let it dry and then finish
> carving it. Birch from Northen states like Main and Vermont would work
> well.