http://americanwoodworker.com/forums/2422.aspxenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)http://americanwoodworker.com/forums/thread/40114.aspxFri, 04 Jan 2013 21:12:32 GMTf5d4cb8b-9fb3-4c0a-bdc0-3814c4db8d93:40114Dave Boyt0http://americanwoodworker.com/forums/thread/40114.aspxhttp://americanwoodworker.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2422&PostID=40114<p>By remove the fungus, do you mean you wish to inoculate it into cherry trees to get more burls? &nbsp;That would be an interesting experiment. &nbsp;If you mean that you simply want to stop the fungal activity, that will happen when the wood dries out. &nbsp;Cherry burls are common here in Missouri. &nbsp;I have turned a bowl made from one, and it turned out very nicely. &nbsp;Unfortunately, I gave it away before I got a photo of it.</p> <p>Here&#39;s a photo of it in the wild, though.</p> <p><a href="http://americanwoodworker.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Discussions.Components.Files/2422/5483.Chry_5F00_Brl_5F00_01s.jpg"><img src="http://americanwoodworker.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/450x0/__key/CommunityServer.Discussions.Components.Files/2422/5483.Chry_5F00_Brl_5F00_01s.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://americanwoodworker.com/forums/thread/13246.aspxMon, 07 Feb 2011 15:10:05 GMTf5d4cb8b-9fb3-4c0a-bdc0-3814c4db8d93:13246elijah0http://americanwoodworker.com/forums/thread/13246.aspxhttp://americanwoodworker.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2422&PostID=13246<p>Many years ago I read an article about removing fungus from a piece of wild cherry wood. It left a beautiful distorted piece of wood because the wood tried to grow around the fungus. Does anyone know how to do this? Is it an acid?, or some other method?&nbsp; THANKS rudy</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>