Thread: Nutcrackersuite

Nice Nuts

Color is great, whre did you get the nutcracker.

PS Bowls are great too

Good looking bowls but try that nut cracker on a good old Aussie Macadamian Nut and I reckon you would need a bigger wheel to get a bit more purchase on, or the nut would come flying out and knock your eye out.

Nice work on the nut bowls and dishes

It slices it dices it even cracks nuts!

For macadamia's I use a BONK (Barts Original Nut Kracker) - really effective and easy to make you own.

My parents got me a GMC lathe for Christmas (still in box as I have not bought tools yet or the chuck head), So I am going to have a go at turning as well soon.

Good looking set Horst. I've not seen the Padouk before - is that the natural colour of it????

Hello,
First of all thanks for the compliments.
@junkboy: I got the nutcracker from Craft Supplies, England. It's available from several woodturning suppliers in Europe, but I think it comes from somewhere in the far east.
@Barry White: you're most likely right about the macadamias, but on the other hand, we don't come across them very often over here in Germany.I got some some 15 years ago and I got my sledgehammer out to crack them.
But it does a good job on hazel- and walnuts, which are most common over here.
@TTIT: it is actually the natural colour of padouk when freshly cut. But it changes fairly quickly to a dark brown if not treated with a UV protection.