Interesting thing to note here.
Banksia victoriae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia is the name of one species of this pod. While I am not sure what species
George uses I felt this combo went well together.
Hi Ed,
I have actually mentioned a couple of times, the specific name of the species of the Bankias I have in my front garden, I'm not surprised that you don't remember, as I couldn't find as easily as I thought, the posts where I gave that information neither so, no big drama however, and for educational purposes and answering your question, the species of Banksia I have and the ones that produce the pods that are used to make the blanks you used on your tests and this pen is,
Banksia praemorsa Andrews: FloraBase: Flora of Western Australia
Strange enough, this Banksia is native of Western Australia, and I'm in South Australia, something that is quite common in between States, as people bring what they like to their new locations and plants such as Banksias are very plurifered all over Australia, with hundreds of species varieties...!
Now that I got that sorted, I have to say that I don't remember to have seen that kit before, I can only see how handy will be to have a kit with 2 so short barrels, not my type of kit but a very interesting one, indeed.
I can also see that you improved considerably the "camouflage" of the brass tube, the background is quite good and clear, I like what you done, congrats.
I apologise if I may have looked, a bit too critical to you however, I don't hide the fact that, in my view, my criticism level is based/proportional to the skill I believe the turner has or should have, from previous work so, would be correct to say that, I expect more from some, than from others...!
The other aspect to consider is that, as a blank maker, I'm always looking for the best possible work, preformed with my blanks, particularly those that are a much higher challenge, how far can one got with them...??? That's always a question in my mind, as you would understand...!:wink::biggrin:
Have these blanks reached their full potential, already...??? I think not...!
Cheers
George