I've just "finished" a bowl in Banksia wood, presumably B. menziesii - not the seed pod that most turners know. 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 patterns are beautiful, even spectacular, but I shan't bother again. Had I known how much trouble it was going to be, I would have given the blank to a friend to cut up for his wood collection. Graham
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8 years ago