Ake Ake Bowl

[Manuka Jock]

From chainsaw to lathe in an afternoon :)
Ake Ake (Dodonaea Viscosa) .
115 X 60 mm. Sanded to 600 , and burnished with my hand .
Will be interesting to see if it moves , cracks etc .

The other half of the split butt of the wee shrub tree is beside it .
The red bark is visible on the right .

[Ad de Crom]

Interesting wood, never heard of ake ake.
Wet turned I suppose, wait and see how it moves or cracks, hope not, but wood can be unpredictable.
Ad

[Manuka Jock]

Interesting wood, never heard of ake ake.
Wet turned I suppose, wait and see how it moves or cracks, hope not, but wood can be unpredictable.
Ad
Yes Ad , I will have to wait a few months for the final result .
I am using it as a science project . :wink:

[dai sensei]

Never heard of the timber, but certainly looks nice to me :cool:

[Manuka Jock]

It's a very dense hardwood Neil .
Was a pleasure to turn wet , will be a chore to do so dry .

Ake Ake means 'for ever and ever' and the wood of the 3 or so trees ( in various parts of the country ) that have the name , was prized for weapons , and also for mallets and tool handles

[NeilS]

Ake Ake (Dodonea Viscosa) .


Quite a high contrast there Jock between the heart and sap wood. Will also be interesting to see if that blonde sap wood remains so over time.

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[Manuka Jock]

Yes , I have not seen a bowl turned out of this before.
And the few tools were stained from use , so the seasoned colour was a mystery .

[Sawdust Maker]

Nice bit of wood - nice bowl

show us another piccy in 6 months ... please :rolleyes:

[Manuka Jock]

Nice bit of wood - nice bowl

show us another piccy in 6 months ... please :rolleyes:
I will Nick . I'll turn the other half then too .

[Ed Reiss]

Nice one MJ :2tsup::2tsup:

[rsser]

Striking figure.

[Manuka Jock]

Thanks Guys .
Aye , it is that eh , brilliant contrast between heart and sap .
I may raid my cobbers firewood stack for a dry piece to turn .:U

It seems that AkeAke's cousins live in around the world .
This page here (http://www.arthurleej.com/p-o-m-Oct04.html) has a detailed rundown on it , and its locations , under the general name Hopbush .
They include
Hawaii, Arizona, Florida, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, India, Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
In Hawaii it is called A'ali'i or A'ali'i kumakua, and lei-makers prize its colorful seedpods. Names used in Mexico include Jarilla, Alamillo, Tarachiqui and Chapuliztle. A Malay name is Seringan. In Jamaica it has been called Switch Sorrel. In Florida a name is Varnishleaf. In South Africa it has been called Sand Olive since the 1700s if not earlier.
Hopbush , available in a garden near you :D

[Gil Jones]

Beautiful chunk of wood (never heard of that species), and you did a fine job of turning it. :2tsup:
Gil

[Manuka Jock]

Thanks Gil .
The hardest part will be waiting for it to season , to see if it survives the journey

[Wilco Flier]

Wauw, what a very beautiful collors. Never seen this wood before. :2tsup::2tsup:

[Willy Nelson]

Ake Ake is a quite well known timber made famous through a popular, yet annoying Bill Ray Cyrus song

" Don't break my heart,
My Ake Ake Heart'

Sorry
Willy
Jarrahland

[artme]

Very nice piece Jock and the incredible colour makes for added interest.:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

[robbiebgraham]

Nice job Manuka Jock. Lovely piece of Ake Ake, I think I've only turned one piece but quite a bit smaller branch wood.
Robbie

[Manuka Jock]

Cheers folks .
its' not even been 24 hours , and already its' turning oval :U

[Texian]

So what is the correct pronunciation of "Ake"? Is it like the wonderful song mentioned above, the Japanese drink Sake, or one sylable that rhymes with break?

[Manuka Jock]

So what is the correct pronunciation of "Ake"? Is it like the wonderful song mentioned above, the Japanese drink Sake, or one sylable that rhymes with break?

Sake , without the S , will get you right on the money Tex :2tsup:.
Two syllables , A-ke

[Manuka Jock]

Nice job Manuka Jock. Lovely piece of Ake Ake, I think I've only turned one piece but quite a bit smaller branch wood.
Robbie
Thanks Robbie ,
did you turn it green or dry ?

[stuffy]

Very nice. Beautiful timber. If you havent turned the other half yet consider turning it from the other side ie sapwood on top. or send it to me.... ; )

[Manuka Jock]

Very nice. Beautiful timber. If you havent turned the other half yet consider turning it from the other side ie sapwood on top. or send it to me.... ; )
I see you have sprung my cunning plan Stuffy :p


According to the article in the link abve ,
"The plant's generic name is Dodonæa (pronounced 'dough dawn ee uh' )..... The genus Dodonæa consists of 68 species, 59 of which are found only in Australia.

Check out the neighbours front garden :D

[Texian]

Thanks Jock. Nice bowl.

[artme]

Cheers folks .
its' not even been 24 hours , and already its' turning oval :U


Send to Ad to show him what a clever dick you are!:D:D:D:p

[Manuka Jock]

send to ad to show him what a clever dick you are!:d:d:d:p

At the rate that it is changing shape , by the time it gets to him , it might be two bowls , little winged ones :U

[robbiebgraham]

Thanks Robbie ,
did you turn it green or dry ?
Hi Manuka Jock,
Its was dry but nice to turn from memory. I looked for a photo of the piece but couldn't find one but if I do I'll add it.
Cheers,
Robbie

[Manuka Jock]

Ok Robbie ta ,
that will be great .
None of the woodies down here in Dunedin have ever turned it , it seems , some don't even know the tree :rolleyes:

Jock