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Nut Bowl from Huon Pine, which only grows in southern and western Tasmanian rainforests. The wood has a rich golden texture, and an exquisite smell and touch. It is also one of the finest boat-building timbers known to man thanks to its durability and its strong oil, which makes it resistant to water penetration.
This was the first bowl I turned. The ‘legs’ were created by cutting out some of the rim on my bandsaw. The shavings in the bowl continue to send a heavenly fragrance throughout the room even two years after turning this bowl.
-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 699 days ago
Beautiful, by the looks of it, Huon Pine must have about the same hardness as Hard Maple.
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Don
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posted 699 days ago
No, Huon Pine although technically a hardwood, is fairly soft. It’s extremely easy to work, and a dream to turn. It makes even a turning amateur look good. I’m proof of that.
-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/
scottb
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posted 699 days ago
I love the grain and form of this bowl. A pine that’s a hardwood? I wonder if there is an equivalent on this side of the globe. Though I’m beginning to suspect, that your flora, is just as unique (on the planet) as your fauna.
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Don
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posted 699 days ago
Yes, strange isn’t it. But you have to throw the book away when it comes to Aussie woods. I’ve posted a few comments on this previously, here. Read down through the comments and you will see more detail that I provide about Australian wood in general.
-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/
Gary
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posted 698 days ago
What a nice bowl. Heard lots of good stuff about Huon pine. This bowl supports what I’ve heard.
Gary
woodboxman
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posted 492 days ago
you guys and your beautiful Aussie wood..If it wasn’t for the dinner plate sized spiders, i’d move there….Great bowl !!
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oscorner
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posted 491 days ago
Don, you’re so good even the shavings look edible! ;^) Great looking foot you put on your bowl.
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 491 days ago
Great foot idea Don, and a lovely bowl to boot. Finished with Ubeaut products?
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
Don
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posted 491 days ago
Yes, Douglas, Shellawax Cream, a failsafe friction polish.
-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/
mot
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posted 490 days ago
Great bowl, Don! As you know, I have a special place in my heart of a turned bowl! This one is just great!
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