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On Sun, 3 Apr 2016 15:58:14 -0600
graham wrote: The piece was a bitch to turn and I couldn't get rid of tear outs on the inside. Coarse grits just tore out other parts. I finally got it to tolerable "gift" but not "selling" level and stopped. The grain never turned this stuff and do not know anything about the species is it really a tree or a bush was it dry or still moist at times like that i come up with a plan b what that is depends i might take a torch and scorch it then sand it then coat it with a poly |
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On 08/04/2016 10:36 AM, Electric Comet wrote:
On Sun, 3 Apr 2016 15:58:14 -0600 graham wrote: The piece was a bitch to turn and I couldn't get rid of tear outs on the inside. Coarse grits just tore out other parts. I finally got it to tolerable "gift" but not "selling" level and stopped. The grain never turned this stuff and do not know anything about the species is it really a tree or a bush Tree, the source of those Banksia seed pods that appear in woodturner's supply shops. was it dry or still moist Dry! 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. Graham |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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graham wrote: 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. I think you will find they are actually quite common. I think I've seen them at "Axminster Power tools" and also at Yandles http://www.yandles.co.uk/ That's definitely a place worth visiting. Quickly looking, I see they have Banksia nuts for sale. http://www.yandles.co.uk/banksia-nut...-grandis/p5221 -- Stuart Winsor Tools With A Mission sending tools across the world http://www.twam.co.uk/ |
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On 10/04/2016 8:55 AM, Stuart wrote:
In article , graham wrote: 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. I think you will find they are actually quite common. I think I've seen them at "Axminster Power tools" and also at Yandles But not the wood from the Banksia tree! http://www.yandles.co.uk/ That's definitely a place worth visiting. Quickly looking, I see they have Banksia nuts for sale. http://www.yandles.co.uk/banksia-nut...-grandis/p5221 But I live in Canada. Banksia pods are no longer available as apparently a shipment a few years ago had not been properly fumigated. Graham |
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On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 12:42:05 -0600
graham wrote: I doubt that I'll ever find another piece. This blank came from a long-defunct woodturning supply store in the UK. never know for example suppose the customs people dumped that bad unfumigated batch out back the customs house while they were busy imprt and exporting the seeds took hold I'm now turning some Manitoba Maple burl and practising my deep hollow turning technique. is it really from manitoba i saw some wood recently and they used a common name including the united states place name but the wood was shipped from east europe |
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On 10/04/2016 12:27 PM, Electric Comet wrote:
On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 12:42:05 -0600 graham wrote: I doubt that I'll ever find another piece. This blank came from a long-defunct woodturning supply store in the UK. never know for example suppose the customs people dumped that bad unfumigated batch out back the customs house while they were busy imprt and exporting the seeds took hold I'm now turning some Manitoba Maple burl and practising my deep hollow turning technique. is it really from manitoba i saw some wood recently and they used a common name including the united states place name but the wood was shipped from east europe We call it Manitoba Maple but the other name is Box Elder. It's Acer negundo. Graham |
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graham wrote: But not the wood from the Banksia tree! Apologies for reading your post too quickly and missing that. Mention of the "long-defunct woodturning supply store in the UK." made me think you were in the UK. -- Stuart Winsor Tools With A Mission sending tools across the world http://www.twam.co.uk/ |
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On 10/04/2016 3:42 PM, Stuart wrote:
In article , graham wrote: But not the wood from the Banksia tree! Apologies for reading your post too quickly and missing that. Mention of the "long-defunct woodturning supply store in the UK." made me think you were in the UK. It was Craft Supplies that used to be in Derbyshire, Millers Dale IIRC. I am English and visit the UK annually to see relatives and friends. |
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On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 10:46:28 -0700, 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 Where ?????? NSW, Queensland ? They are as far away from WA as San Diego is to New York. It takes about 1 & 1/2 days driving travelling east just to get out of WA which is about 1/3 of Australia. Banksia is a Western Australian timber, as is Jarrah, Marri, Karri and Sheoak. I think I have about 4 Banksia pods out in my shed and only have to go out in the bush to get more. I prefer Sheoak and Jarrah. Alan |
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On 13/04/2016 9:01 AM, Alan wrote:
On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 10:46:28 -0700, 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 Where ?????? NSW, Queensland ? They are as far away from WA as San Diego is to New York. It takes about 1 & 1/2 days driving travelling east just to get out of WA which is about 1/3 of Australia. Banksia is a Western Australian timber, as is Jarrah, Marri, Karri and Sheoak. I think I have about 4 Banksia pods out in my shed and only have to go out in the bush to get more. I prefer Sheoak and Jarrah. Alan I have some pods but this was a piece of wood. The bowl I turned is surprisingly heavy. I hope to visit WA next January and perhaps pick up the odd bowl blank - but not in Banskia wood! Graham |
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On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 23:01:36 +0800
Alan wrote: have to go out in the bush to get more. I prefer Sheoak and Jarrah. aha so it is a bush |
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On 16/04/2016 9:13 AM, Electric Comet wrote:
On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 23:01:36 +0800 Alan wrote: have to go out in the bush to get more. I prefer Sheoak and Jarrah. aha so it is a bush No!!!! The "bush" is the West Australian term for the eastern Aussie term "outback". Graham |
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On Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:22:48 -0600
graham wrote: No!!!! The "bush" is the West Australian term for the eastern Aussie term "outback". a bird in the hand is worth two in the outback |
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graham wrote: On 10/04/2016 3:42 PM, Stuart wrote: In article , graham wrote: But not the wood from the Banksia tree! Apologies for reading your post too quickly and missing that. Mention of the "long-defunct woodturning supply store in the UK." made me think you were in the UK. It was Craft Supplies that used to be in Derbyshire, Millers Dale IIRC. I am English and visit the UK annually to see relatives and friends. They are now: http://www.craft-supplies.co.uk/ See: http://www.woodworkersinstitute.com/page.asp?p=3036 -- Stuart Winsor Tools With A Mission sending tools across the world http://www.twam.co.uk/ |
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On 16/04/2016 3:31 PM, Stuart wrote:
In article , graham wrote: On 10/04/2016 3:42 PM, Stuart wrote: In article , graham wrote: But not the wood from the Banksia tree! Apologies for reading your post too quickly and missing that. Mention of the "long-defunct woodturning supply store in the UK." made me think you were in the UK. It was Craft Supplies that used to be in Derbyshire, Millers Dale IIRC. I am English and visit the UK annually to see relatives and friends. They are now: http://www.craft-supplies.co.uk/ See: http://www.woodworkersinstitute.com/page.asp?p=3036 Many thanks for the info! Particularly the bit where the Davidsons run a woodturning school in France. I rather fancy that even though I have been turning for many years. I'll be visiting the UK next month but I doubt that I will be able to make it to Haworth. Peter Child is closer to where I will be staying. Graham |
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On 2016-04-16 21:31:12 +0000, Stuart said:
In article , graham wrote: On 10/04/2016 3:42 PM, Stuart wrote: In article , graham wrote: But not the wood from the Banksia tree! Apologies for reading your post too quickly and missing that. Mention of the "long-defunct woodturning supply store in the UK." made me think you were in the UK. It was Craft Supplies that used to be in Derbyshire, Millers Dale IIRC. I am English and visit the UK annually to see relatives and friends. They are now: http://www.craft-supplies.co.uk/ See: http://www.woodworkersinstitute.com/page.asp?p=3036 Wow, I'd actually dropped by the ol' location in Derbyshire when we were in the area some years back. Didn't know that things had changed |
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On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 11:14:09 -0600, graham wrote:
I have some pods but this was a piece of wood. The bowl I turned is surprisingly heavy. I hope to visit WA next January and perhaps pick up the odd bowl blank - but not in Banskia wood! Graham Send me an email before you arrive with your itinerary, and I should be able to take you around the Perth area., if convenient. I live in Darling Downs in the southern part of Perth. You would love Sheoak for the beautiful grain, but it does vary, depending on where it grows. Allocasuarina fraseriana |
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On 17/04/2016 9:37 PM, Alan wrote:
On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 11:14:09 -0600, graham wrote: I have some pods but this was a piece of wood. The bowl I turned is surprisingly heavy. I hope to visit WA next January and perhaps pick up the odd bowl blank - but not in Banskia wood! Graham Send me an email before you arrive with your itinerary, and I should be able to take you around the Perth area., if convenient. I live in Darling Downs in the southern part of Perth. You would love Sheoak for the beautiful grain, but it does vary, depending on where it grows. Allocasuarina fraseriana Many thanks!! I lived in Perth for 4 years in the early 70s, working for an oil company. I wasn't into wood turning then but did make a small table out of Jarrah. Graham |
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