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Chamise Root Burl Aqua Crochet Hook
$105.00
$105.00
per item
This crochet hook is made from Chamise Root Burl cast with Aqua and White Alumilite and your choice of wood ends. It's shaped with a larger handle to relieve stress on the hand and wrist when crocheting. The hook has an Ergonomic shape that fits nicely in the hand.
Please see Hook Info for Crochet Hook dimensions. Nelsonwood Hook Info
Because this hook is handcrafted there will be variation in appearance, grain, size and color. While there are slight variation the basic Ergonomic shape is maintained. No two handcrafted hooks will be the same!
Pictures are examples of what you will receive.
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CHAMISE ROOT BURL (Adenostoma fasciculatum) - also known as Common Chamise, Greasewood.
This is the dominant chaparral plant throughout most of California, often forming pure, impenetrable stands. Also known as Greasewood, the shrub contains highly flammable resins, which cause it to burn rapidly when ignited. Following a fire, Chamise sprouts rapidly from its basal burl (root crown) and soon outgrows most competitors. Chamise further reduces competition by releasing toxins into the soil that inhibit or prevent the growth of most other plants. Chamise becomes dormant during the hottest, driest period of summer, and sheds both branches and bark in an effort to reduce the amount of tissue requiring moisture. These sloughed materials then serve as fuel for the next fire.
This is the dominant chaparral plant throughout most of California, often forming pure, impenetrable stands. Also known as Greasewood, the shrub contains highly flammable resins, which cause it to burn rapidly when ignited. Following a fire, Chamise sprouts rapidly from its basal burl (root crown) and soon outgrows most competitors. Chamise further reduces competition by releasing toxins into the soil that inhibit or prevent the growth of most other plants. Chamise becomes dormant during the hottest, driest period of summer, and sheds both branches and bark in an effort to reduce the amount of tissue requiring moisture. These sloughed materials then serve as fuel for the next fire.
Dangers of turning ROOT BURL.
As the name implies this burl comes from the root of a tree or shrub. So being a root it's prone to have foreign object in them that the root has grown around. The main danger is stones or rock. They are deadly to the tools used to shape the wood and can also cause failure to the turning.
As the name implies this burl comes from the root of a tree or shrub. So being a root it's prone to have foreign object in them that the root has grown around. The main danger is stones or rock. They are deadly to the tools used to shape the wood and can also cause failure to the turning.
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