On 2016-04-08 18:42:05 +0000, graham said:

On 08/04/2016 11:46 AM, Electric Comet wrote:
On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 11:30:46 -0600
graham wrote:

I e-mailed the President of the West Australian woodturners soc and
she told me that it is difficult to turn and that my experience was
quite normal.

what did the president of the east australian woodturners soc say

sandblasting might also be another option

or have you resigned to gifting it


quick look shows them as evergreen shrubs and trees


might also turn better with a better result when turned green

I doubt that I'll ever find another piece. This blank came from a
long-defunct woodturning supply store in the UK.
I'm now turning some Manitoba Maple burl and practising my deep hollow
turning technique.

It's actually imported quite a bit for wood-turning

I tried it once, like you I didn't like and will pass on any future
opportunities