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Who are the Bad Dogs?
Our two bad dogs, Kuma and Kriscoe, get top billing after 4 remotes, a key board, a footrest, several shoes, etc .... The leader of the pack and least trained is ROB DOYLE. Me, I'm the wife, Donna, who gets to pick up after all of them!

(our previous home in Oregon)

Kuma and Kriscoe are really "wonderful" dogs, and we suspect will be even more wonderful now they turned two!

Kriscoe caught in the act.

Kuma showing turkeys how to strut!

BUT ... when they're good, they're very good! :-)

Welcome to Bad Dogs Burl Source, your source for Australian, Tasmanian, and North American burls and rare craftwoods including Amboyna Burl. What you will find at Bad Dogs Burl Source are burl caps, blocks, slabs, and cut blanks that are very unique and often one of-a-kind. If you don't see what you are after, please feel free to call or e-mail me with any specifics. I have a large inventory of burl wood for sale in stock, not yet posted on our web site. If I don't have it, I will try and help you find it.

BAD DOGS BURL SOURCE
Offering an unsurpassed selection of high quality burls, natural edge blocks, bowl blanks, turning squares, pen blanks, knife and call blanks, fly reel seat blanks, table slabs and bases, instrument billets, as well as rare and unique hardwoods.

We're all done unloading the Western Australia burl caps.
That will be four biscuits AND two belly rubs!!!!

One of our Australian suppliers harvesting
some nice York Gum burl.

Members of:
The American Association of Woodturners
International Wood Collectors Society

Our Policy of Service
As our customer comments attest to, our customers are our top priority.  Our second priority is providing the highest quality burls at a reasonable cost.  I will try to provide an accurate description of each piece and guarantee everything I sell. If you're not satisfied with your order, let me know and I will work with you to correct the problem.

Articles on Bad Dogs Burl Source
- Check out the October issue of Woodturning Design magazine. Kurt Hertzog's "Behind the Scenes" article features Bad Dogs Burl Source!

- Check out the Bad Dogs Burl Source article in "Woodworker's Journal Magazine" by Chris Marshall

What's New
1/22/12   We have now posted the Salmon Gum, Yorrel, and Red Morrell caps. Still to post: Vasticola caps, miscellaneous Aussie burls, bowl blanks, squares, plus more.

For the knife/call makers, I should be posting more stabilized blanks in the next few weeks.  I’ve got a couple of my shipments back from the stabilizer and expecting more shortly.

1/15/12   New additions to the web site include York Gum, Corrugata, Concinna, Horistes, and Gimlet.  We are now working on Salmon Gum, Yorrel, Red Morrell, Vasticola and miscellaneous Aussie burls, plus bowl blanks, squares, and still more. Also, if you're needing banksia pods, they came in with the Western Australia shipment. We've got an excellent supply of all sizes up through large-fats. Hope everyone's new year is off to a good start!

Lots of Banksia Pods!
We have an excellent supply of all sizes through large-fats.

11/11/11   We finally have our power, water, phone, and internet back!!!!! :-) Due to the major Nor'easter that hit our area just before Halloween, we were without all utilities for more than a week. Fortunately, things are back to normal now. We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience this may have caused to our customers calling or e-mailing us. We are in the process of catching up, but don't hesitate to contact us with your questions or purchases. Thank you for your patience.

The shipment from Western Australia arrived, and we will be posting them to the web site as soon as we can. Pieces to be posted later today include grass tree roots, hardwoods, and pen blank additions. Still to come are burl caps, blocks, vase/platter blanks, slabs, and sheoak.

As we remember those who have so bravely served this country on Veterans Day, we want to express our sincere gratitude to the past and present soldiers and their families.

9/11/11   We have posted close to 300 red mallee caps, collibah, and several slabs from the last New South Wales Australian shipment recently. We will be adding more rounds and squares along with brown mallee caps. Once this shipment gets posted, I've got box elder, big leaf maple, and Oregon myrtle to cut and post.  The Western Australia shipment is enroute. It's a big one - approximately 1000 pieces in all: about 400 burl caps, blocks, vase/platter blanks, grass tree roots, slabs, sheoak, and various hardwoods.

8/7/11   We've added some beautiful burl slabs on our Slabs and Table Tops page. Now our focus is to post the rest of the New South Wales Australian shipment that includes red mallee caps of all sizes, coolibah, bowl blanks, whole burls, a few whole logs, and some sculpture blanks. It will take some time to complete, but we'll post as we go. A Western Australia shipment will be enroute soon containing burl caps, blocks, boards, and blanks in a variety of species way too numerous to list.

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How to Order and Pay
E-mail us at burls@burlsource.com or call 413-213-0248 (if you get voice mail please leave a message in case Rob is out or has equipment running) and provide us with the item number identified in the photo such as RM4B or MA2C that you would like to purchase.   Once we verify if the pieces are still available, we'll calculate shipping costs and add it to the cost of the wood. Payment can be made via credit card (Visa & Mastercard), by check, or through PayPal at https://www.paypal.com . Once the final tally is known, you can send the PayPal payment directly to our email burls@burlsource.com or we are happy to send you a PayPal invoice to your email address. You DO NOT need to be a PayPal member to pay through PayPal. If payment is via credit card, for security purposes, please call us with the card number at 413-213-0248. PLEASE DO NOT send your credit card number over the e-mail. We will be happy to call you for the information.

How Burls are Sold, Measured, and Shipped
Sold: Burls are bought and sold by weight, so do not try and figure the board foot on a burl block. The weight is based on their original green weight with the bark still on. Burls are then waterblasted to remove bark. This can remove a significant amount of weight in itself. By the time the burls reach us, they may have lost 20% or more of their original harvest weight. This holds true with North American burls as well. Some burls, even within the same species have a thicker, more resinous bark, so that two specimens of the same harvest weight could differ markedly in weight after debarking. Burl shape also affects the bark to weight ratio. Some burls have more sapwood (which contains more moisture) on the edge and can lose more weight when drying. The original harvest weight of the burl is used throughout the sale process eliminating all these variables.

All burls should be considered green or partially air dried unless stated otherwise. Burls coming from Australia, as a requirement of our import permit, have been fumigated with methyl bromide. Most cut burl blocks are sealed with wax or anchor seal. It is the wholesaler's preference to seal or not to seal burl caps. Australian burl caps are typically not sealed whereas Tasmanian burls and blocks are.

Measurements: We try and be as accurate as possible with measurements, they are only approximate. It is difficult to accurately measures a burl cap as they may vary greatly in thickness and in width.

Shipping: Orders received and paid for before 10:00 a.m. EST will generally ship that same day. Orders after that should go out the next business day. All shipments less than 150 pounds (single item or total box weight) will be shipped UPS ground. Boxes over 70 pounds or excess size accrue additional fees charged by UPS. Any shipment over 150 pounds has to be shipped via freight at cost.  I will ship US Postal Service (USPS) Priority Mail or Overnight if requested by the customer at cost. Based on my experience, UPS ground is routinely cheaper than USPS and it can be tracked.

I am more than happy to ship foreign or APO/FPO orders. Generally these are shipped USPS because it is usually more economical. It is the customers responsibility to make sure that there are no restrictions on the species they are wanting to import. It is also the customers responsibility to pay all duties and excess fees associated with a foreign shipment. I will provide all Latin names to the customer and will fill out the U.S. Customs declaration form.

We will make every effort to ship your order as expeditiously as possible and in a manner that minimizes damage.

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Get on the Bad Dogs Mailing List
Just let us know if you would like to get updates via e-mails by providing us with your e-mail address. This will ensure that you are one of the first to know of any new postings to the web site and any advance notices of up coming postings. Give Rob a call at 413-213-0248 of send your request over the email to burls@burlsource.com .

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Our Upcoming Events

---  Stop by the Bad Dogs Burl Source booth at the Northeastern Woodworkers Association's 21st Annual Fine Woodworking Show March 31 - April 1st, 2012 at Saratoga Springs, New York. The event features fine craftsmanship of regional amateur and professional woodworkers.  Hope to see you there!


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How To Order and Pay	Bad Dogs Updates	Woodcarving Tools by Kutzall	Email: burls@burlsource.com	Customer Comments
How Burls are Measured, Sold and Shipped	Bad Dogs Events	Woodcarving Tools by Arbortech	Phone: 413-213-0248	Customer Gallery Page 1 Customer Gallery Page 2
Get on the Bad Dogs Mailing List	Burl Harvesting Six reasons for a late shipment	Bad Dogs T-Shirts	Address: 26 Barton Ave. Belchertown, MA 01007	Customer Web Links

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