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  1. 20th August 2009, 10:26 AM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by KenW View Post
    Eliza, Nice crisp detail in the finial. I also think it is a bit long for the box. But it's your design.
    I told you Ancient Kanooka was nice to turn.
    Kanooka (kanuka, box) Tristaniopsis exiliflora / Tristaniopsis laurina.
    Tristaniopsis is a member of the Myrtaceae family the same as Eucalyptus.
    Kanooka is normaly red and turns black after it has been buried for a few million years.
    I thought that was what I heard Ken, but the mind boggles!!!!

    Yes, it's amazingly wonderful to turn. Where do you get it from?

    KDM, it might not be at the thickness a hairstick is. I like my sticks unbendy.
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  3. 21st August 2009, 10:40 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by ElizaLeahy View Post
    I thought that was what I heard Ken, but the mind boggles!!!!

    Yes, it's amazingly wonderful to turn. Where do you get it from?

    KDM, it might not be at the thickness a hairstick is. I like my sticks unbendy.
    The Kanooka comes from a friend, a wood dealer.
    If you want wood that doesn't bend, try the Kanooka in its natural state. The heart wood of the Mulga won't bend either.
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