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29th June 2015, 02:38 PM #1
Wild Cherry Galls WIP
Scored a half dozen Wild Cherry (Exocarpos cupressiformis) galls from SA a while back whilst on my big trip. Sliced them up today 1" thick and now in my dehydrator, along with a heap of other stuff, to remove any left over moisture getting ready for casting. I'll vacuum seal the other stuff then cast the galls in molds with polyester resin in my pressure pot. After that I will use Cactus Juice to fill any gaps from shrinkage and stabilise the wood and bark using the vacuum tank.
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29th June 2015, 09:07 PM #2
Looks like some nice character in there Neil. Look forward to seeing the end results.
Dallas
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30th June 2015, 01:47 PM #3
Out of the dehydrator now and into re-useable vacuum bags. I have 3 molds ready to cast this afternoon, 1 of Black Locust burl and 2 of the Cherry galls. I'll pull them out of the bags and put them in the oven for 1/2 hour before casting later this afternoon
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Plus a few more bags for later casting/stabilization
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1st July 2015, 12:20 AM #4GOLD MEMBER
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You're dropping some lingo with which I'm unfamiliar there.
What exactly is a gall, and how does it differ from a burl?
Cheers,
Luke
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1st July 2015, 10:14 AM #5
A gall is produced by a tree as a result of infestation of the gall wasp. The wasp lays eggs into a branch and the tree reacts by creating a burl like formation around the wound. They are very similar to burls in grain but a lot smaller and often have a hollow with egg cells. They are on the branches rather then the main trunk of the tree. These one were some of the biggest I've seen, the largest being ~100mm, and nearly all solid. Once the eggs hatch often ants or spiders move in to any hollows so I always spray with a surface spray before you put them in the car and then chuck them in the microwave before cutting up and/or casting.
Here are the Wild Cherry Galls on the tree
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Around SEQ Luke they are often on Black Wattles, Macadamia and Ash trees.
Here are some Black Wattle galls where you can clearly see the egg cells
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And here are some Red Ash galls I found that were dye stabilised
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2nd July 2015, 07:11 PM #6
Ok all cast in blocks then sliced into pen blanks. I did a block in Blue, one in Blood red, and a Pink Duo one for Cliff . I put them all in my stabilizing chamber to stabilize with Cactus Juice, along with some cast Mulberry burl and Bottlebrush flower stems, plus some previously cast pendant blanks. All up 36 pen blanks and 7 pendant blanks. Kept the vacuum going for 3 hours and now in the oven cooking.
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3rd July 2015, 06:47 PM #7
Here they are cast/stabilized/sanded back then given a quick coat of NCL to show colours and grain
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And here's the others I did with the left over resins
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7th July 2015, 08:07 PM #8Skwair2rownd
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They are extra special Neil!!!
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12th July 2015, 09:35 PM #9
They look magnificent all cast up. Why did they need to be stabilised? I would have thought looking at them they were quite solid to start with, but obviously not.
You say you gave them a quick coat of NCL, do you just mix up a small amount or is there other ways of doing it?Dallas
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12th July 2015, 09:38 PM #10
They look great Neil.
Dave TTC
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12th July 2015, 09:42 PM #11
I stabilize because they have rotten bits and bark in them.
I have my spray gun full of NCL. You can keep it in the can for a few months this time of year up here (just cover the air vent on the can so it doesn't evaporate) before you need to clean the equipment. I also have smaller quantities in smaller bottles that suit the miniature spray equipment.Neil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
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