Thread: Huon pine bowl off.

Three nice looking bowls there AB. I particularly like the natural edge, the contrast works with the pale colour of the Huon.

Tony

Love ém all!!!

Very pleasing shape to aal of those pieces.

I envy the fact that you had that heavenly scent to enjoy while labouring away!

No. 3 is a keeper.

I went out to go to the hardware shop and the post office after turning the bowls. At the hardware shop where I bought some sandpaper the girl behind the register said to me "you working huon?". She caught me by surprise and I was not sure exactly what she meant because I live near Huonville and the Huon Valley. She could see my hesitation and then said with a smile "I can smell the huon pine, it's such a nice smell".
Next at the post office I had a box to pick up from Timberbits, it had their stickers all over it giving away the fact it contained something to do with woodwork. The Lady behind the counter commented while handing the box over, "Gee, this box even smells like woodwork!". I said, the smell is not on the box it is on me..it's huon pine. It was a memorable outing.

Hi Artfull,
Huon does have a unusual background fragrance not unlike a faint decomposing citrus smell,up her when you turn off the lathe the fruit flys are all over it every time you stop until you re-start the lathe. (not unpleasant I used to have a large mandarin tree by the shed and the smell is very much the same as the over ripe fruit).
Regards Rod