Thread: Banksia Nuts

Iv'e got a recipe for a desk clock using these little brutes, will email it to you including plans for the jig. Apparently it's a bugger to turn.

The National Geographic shops aroud Brisbane sell small vases and such made from Banksia nuts. They look very simple to make, just a 40-50mm cebtre hole bored by what looks like a forstner bit and a bit of a curve on the outside. They sell for about thirty dollars!!! and they look like about ten minutes work.

I dunno, but someone must be buying them.

Jacko

The clock is similar and uses a forstner bit but it must not be a saw tooth edge, apparently it does nasty things. I am still looking for the plan and I know it is around somewhere. I recall reading that when turning lumps come adrift that have sharp edges so eye protection is an absolute must.

I coudn't believe that they were charging something like $4.00 ea. for these when I visited the Brissie WW show earlier this year!
I have them lying on the ground full of white-ants that seem to take to them,they must be completely nuts(groan).
Cheers

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Johnno

Those little brown hairs are hell if you get them inside your clothes! I turned a couple of candlesticks once, never again.
John H.

Sure you weren't moulting John?

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Ian () Robertson
"We do good turns every day"



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