There is quite a bit of work to get the burls ready for us to use.  The pictures below tell some of the story. These pictures were provided to me from my suppliers.

Isn't this going to be a nice looking, well rounded cap?

This is where the burls are harvested.  No trees were harmed to gather this wood.

Some of these are quite large.

Cutting the burls off a stump.

Now that it is cut off, we have to move it.

Did I mention that the burl was over 300 feet in a valley that equipment was not allowed into?

Carrying the burls out any way they can.

Some of the caps are quite large to begin with.

Could you deliver that to my house please?

OK, can we go home now?

A beautiful sight, eh?