Thread: cracked nuts

Hi Madmix,

They look stunning. Any chance of you expanding on your tecnique a litle, or is it going to remain a trade secret?

Wow, they look cool. More info please

yeah I am agree if you would not mind sharing how to I would love to know too
toni

stunning. almost burl like.....but better. i too would like to know how ( gots an idea but would still like to know more)

cheers

Ditto to all the above


Please explain!

Hi all,

macadamia shells (broken) embedded in polyester resin.
Resin is mixed/tinted with macadamia sawdust, any sawdust will
do as long as it is very fine (nearly like flour). also added some
ultra fine shavings as a bit of fibre, to help bind the resin.

drilling and turning is softly softly, to avoid cracking and tearout
of shell. be prepared for plenty of trips to the sharpening stone,
as these nuts are hard as, and any force will see bits of nut
flying. So eye protection is a must,

When embedding shells make sure there is no air trapped in or
under the shell.

I think that about covers it, I poured a single block mould and
then cut individual blanks on bandsaw, but I found there was a fair bit
of waste and as resin is not cheap, I intend to pour individual
blanks next time.

cheers Mick

Thanks Mick.

Forgot to say,

If tearout is not too bad, it can be repaired by mixing about
a teaspoon of resin to one drop of hardener, fill affected
area and roll the blank in matching sawdust.

cheers Mick

Mick have to say it before anyone else does, Nice Nuts Like your concept, good lateral thinking, you have done the shell when are we going toi see one with the krenals in it. Keep up the good work and thinking outside the box.
Darren

Thanks Bdar,

Now there's a thought, macadamia flavoured pencils,
for all the thinkers out there, I know all my pencils have got
teeth marks in them.

cheers Mick

What an excellent result to an excellent idea. Ripper madmix, good on yer!

I wonder how it would look with abalone shell bits in it. (Dangerous as far as working on it without full gear on. i was reading about how Native Americans used to keep the shell under water whilst working on it so as to avoid the poison dust). Then i asked my wife if that was true or a bit of flim flam. "Nah," she said, "it is true".

How do i send you a greenie madmix both for the idea and also the kind promptness you showed in sharing it?

Originally Posted by tashammer

How do i send you a greenie madmix both for the idea and also the kind promptness you showed in sharing it?

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