Chestnut Platter with Burl
Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa · Burl a growth on a trunk or root
A large, flat serving platter where plain chestnut gives way to patterned burl.
7,000 ₽
Payment and shipping are arranged once availability is confirmed. Pick-up in Sochi, shipping across Russia by freight carrier; international shipping can be discussed. Details
- Material
- solid chestnut with burl
- Size
- 50 × 39 cm, height 5.5 cm, depth 3 cm
- Finish
- oil-wax
The story
How this piece came to be
One platter holds two lives of the tree: the calm rings of the trunk and the swirling burl at its edge. The boundary between them is the most interesting place.
— the maker, MASSIV MASTER
About the species
Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet chestnut is a tree of the Western Caucasus and the Black Sea coast, an heir to the ancient Colchis forests. Its wood resembles oak: bold growth rings, a warm honey tone and plenty of tannins, so chestnut tolerates moisture well and lasts for decades. Old trees often have a hollow heart — and those trunks give the most striking rounds.
About the species
Burl a growth on a trunk or root
A burl is a growth on a tree's trunk or root in which the fibers twist in every direction. It gives the most complex figure wood can have, and it cannot be grown on purpose: every burl is an accident decades in the making.
