A few of my cast small Banksias

[Dai Sensei]

I couldn't resist turning a few of the banksia blanks I've been casting over the past weeks. Broken wrist is driving me nuts and I am bored, and pens are the only thing I'm willing to turn single handed.

Apart from the colours, you can really see how variable the "pattern" is on the banksias. Difference in seed hole size and spacing, and extent of the black fury bits. I've been casting the smaller ones trying to get larger holes, but in doing so, I get more fury black bits.

I can't get Ultraseal here in Aus and stabilizing with the special water thin epoxy hardener seems to have worked the best. It makes the timber very hard and helps stick the resin filled holes. I still lost the odd hole when they got close to size, so I still used thin CA at 1-2mm off size

Very hard to photograph and I can't get the colours to match the real appearance. The first set is green, blue, copper, yellow and gold. The second white, pale green (mix of green and white - special order), purple, blue/purple, candy pink. Kits are a mix of satin chrome, satin copper, black ti and black chrome gold.

I've got around 50-60 new blanks made, just have to stabilize them before putting them up for sale.

Cheers

 

[jimofsanston]

VERY nice. Not to shaby for a one hander.

 

[jasontg99]

Neil,

Those are awsome. I agree with Jim. Pretty good for only 1 hand. Where will you be selling these when they are ready (here, ebay, etc)?

 

[NewLondon88]

Those just look like too much fun

 

[artme]

Great work Neil.

You are making me homesick!!!:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

 

[Jim15]

Outstanding group of pens.

 

[Bree]

I was wondering what some little banksias would look like as pens... WOW!! Unreal! Fantastic work on the casting and the pens.
:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

 

[thewishman]

Beautiful! Great variety. Your photos make me want to turn a few.

 

[cnirenberg]

Fantastic looking pod blanks. I hear they are a real hoot to turn. never tried the pods, but the wood turns nice.

 

[Dai Sensei]

thanks for the comments.

Where will you be selling these when they are ready (here, ebay, etc)?

I have been approached by a number of members for some, but postage to O/S from here is very expensive. Hadn't thought of Ebay, but was thinking of organising a group buy to USA if there was enough interest, perhaps after Xmas.

 

[jasontg99]

thanks for the comments.



I have been approached by a number of members for some, but postage to O/S from here is very expensive. Hadn't thought of Ebay, but was thinking of organising a group buy to USA if there was enough interest, perhaps after Xmas.

That's great, as I will be back in the good ol US of A in March. I do have a US address to ship to though. I will definitley be on the lookout for these. Please keep me informed.

Jason

 

[el_d]

Very nice Neil.

 

[mickr]

very very nice set..lots of work, but they are grand

 

[Karin Voorhis]

These are beautiful and the colors are great

 

[workinforwood]

Great looking batch of pens Neil!