Banksia

graham · 2016-04-03T21:58:14+00:00

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

Apr 03, 2016 21 Replies

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Alan 10 years ago

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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graham 10 years ago

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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