what am I?

[R.B.]

Gday folks.. I'm sure I'm not the first to turn this stuff, but these bowls (although chunky and imho rough:-) seem to grab peoples attention.

no one has guessed it yet.. but then I have higher expectations of you lot than the un-woody's that I usually associate with.

not exactly fun to turn.. punky in places and constantly threatening to leap off the chuck :no:

the little one in maybe 250mm across.
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can any one pick it?

[ajwa]

Looks very similar to some rotting Poplar sitting in the shed that will eventually become a vase
Al

[TTIT]

Too easy - Mistletoe - been there (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=33866&highlight=mistletoe), done that!:2tsup:\\

What type of tree were they on??? Look great!

[Caveman]

Too easy - Mistletoe - been there (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=33866&highlight=mistletoe), done that!:2tsup:
What type of tree were they on??? Look great!

Ditto!
:D:D:DWe get a parasite (Loranthus species I think) that grows on some trees out here - they get quite large.

Rough turned this thing the other day - was a right royal pain the @rse to cut - couldn't get a clean cut at all. Had some nice grain, but not in a real hurry to do another one.
Wonder how this one will dry out - time will tell I guess.

[OGYT]

I don't know what it is; But it really looks good! Looks like it's infused with bark, though... And you blokes tryin' to tell me that Mistletoe gets that big in Oz? I'm not that easy! :D

[tea lady]

Oh yes. Things get bigger than Texas down here.:D

[wheelinround]

What Tea Lady says is true why in Australia we have a Ranch called Texas the size of USA Texas

[hughie]

... And you blokes tryin' to tell me that Mistletoe gets that big in Oz?


Al, some things here do get a bit large ...........

http://www.wrightsair.com.au/anna.htm

check this out. :U 34,000 sq km

R.B. When its all done and dusted its a fine piece of turning on a very difficult medium.

[R.B.]

Too easy - Mistletoe - been there (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=33866&highlight=mistletoe), done that!:2tsup:

What type of tree were they on??? Look great!

Too easy eh TITT well done :2tsup:

Yellow box or Grey Box.. can't remember exactly, I did have them sorted into piles but they are all mixed up now.

I turned those two a while back when the balls were green.. I'm not sure that I'm looking forward to doing the rest bone dry.

edit: Thanks Hughie

[OGYT]

Interesting read, Hughie. Thanks for the info.
I'd sure like to see some pics of that Mistletoe growing on a tree there. I'd like to keep those blokes at the fire department from too much of that hoo-rah they'll give me. :D
Our Mistletoe gets to be about 1" stem, max.

[TTIT]

..............Our Mistletoe gets to be about 1" stem, max.Try this one Al - biggest we've found around here.:2tsup: It was on an Emu Apple (http://web.aanet.net.au/ttit/treepages/emuapple_main.htm) tree out near Alpha. Haven't got any pics of one in-situ but I'll remedy that this week!

[OGYT]

Thanks for the pic, Vern, I'll see what they think about this. :D