Banksia nut
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PaulDoug
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Looks good to me. I've never turned one of those. Looks like it would be fun. How hard is it?
Odysseos
Member
Turning the Banksia is quite easy. Just must have sharp tools and take light cuts. Also, wear your face shield because there may be seeds inside the holes and them can be thrown off at high speed, causing serious injuries. Be careful when hollow the inside. That's all.
Bob Wemm
Member
I really like that, well done.
Thanks for showing.
Only problem is it wont hold much, and a man might die of thirst!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bob.
Thanks for showing.
Only problem is it wont hold much, and a man might die of thirst!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bob.
Odysseos
Member
:laugh::laugh:
Bob, I think you know very well the Banksia since you live in Australia... do you have suggestions about it?
Neil
Member
thats really cool
pensbydesign
Member
that's nice must have great tool control to hollow that out thin.
love the look on people faces when they come to me with one of the pods in there hand and ask what it is telling the a bankia nut to which they ask where it comes from to which i reply a Australian donkey.......
love the look on people faces when they come to me with one of the pods in there hand and ask what it is telling the a bankia nut to which they ask where it comes from to which i reply a Australian donkey.......
robutacion
Member
Nicely done, those things can grow quite enormous, unfortunately the 2 varieties I have , one is a miniature version of what you got there, the other a complete different pods, which I call the Hairy Banksia pod.
A nice trick to make them usable for Bob's thirst:wink::biggrin::biggrin: is to get a thin champagne type glass, cut the glass foot and cut the inner if the pod to a neat fit to the glass, finish it thin at the top to match the glass height and the pod won't leak, guaranteed...!!!:wink:
Cheers
George
A nice trick to make them usable for Bob's thirst:wink::biggrin::biggrin: is to get a thin champagne type glass, cut the glass foot and cut the inner if the pod to a neat fit to the glass, finish it thin at the top to match the glass height and the pod won't leak, guaranteed...!!!:wink:
Cheers
George
Odysseos
Member
It seems to be a nice idea, George. I'll definitely try to achieve it...:wink: