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  1. 13th January 2011, 07:45 PM #1
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    Default Coolibah Burl

    Evening all,
    I finished turning this one a while ago but finally finished oiling it recently. Wood is Coolibah Burl and the finish is Kunos oil. Bloody hard stuff to turn but worth it in the end, I would have loved going thinner but didn't want to risk loosing everything

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  3. 13th January 2011, 07:54 PM #2
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    nice one corbs!

    what size is it?
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  5. 13th January 2011, 08:14 PM #4
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    Thanks guys, dimensions are 245x25. I'm working on a stand to do outboard turning so should be able to go a fair bit bigger when I figure out how to do it
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    Nice work
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    Hey Corbs,

    Very Nice, i love the Shape, someone is gunna Love it. (If I did something like that it wouldn't get past Quality Control, she would claim it before the real world got a chance to see it.)



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    nice work corbs
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  9. 13th January 2011, 10:00 PM #8
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    Nice work Corbs.

    Here it would not get past Quality Control either. She would have it very quickly.

    Keep up the good work.

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    Nice one Corbs Plenty of Coolibah around here but the burls are always resiny and flaky - lucky bugga!
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    Top stuhph Corbs!

    The more I see of Kunos oil finishes the more I think I'll have to give it a go.
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    Thanks again team

    Art, Kunos Oil is the preferred finish for bowls & turnings at the local gallery
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    hello Corbs,

    Nice shape and very good finish. I like it.

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    The grain on that is like looking into the flames of a camp fire, all the shapes and tones are great. excellent work!
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    Well done Andrew! Just love the Coolibah burl. It may be hard to turn but it finishes great!
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    Very nice piece!

    After getting my hands on some cooibah burl recently, I can fully appreciate the effort in your piece.
    It would be the hardest timber on chisels that I have worked with, requiring constant sharpening, but certainly worth the effort.
    Here's my couple of projects just completed in coolibah.

    The first is a clock measuring about 350mm x 350mm and the bowl is
    200mm x 55mm.
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