Thread: lancewood vase

Hi hughie,
Very nice , well thought thru with the carving to
get that design , do you show or sell your work
at turnfest ?

Hughie, that is nice. Even though it is a bit smallish, but that would have been one hell of a job hollowing that out. Will look forward to seeing it "in the flesh". Nice.

Jim

Originally Posted by smiife

Hi hughie,
Very nice , well thought thru with the carving to
get that design , do you show or sell your work
at turnfest ?

As far as I know Turnfest is a bit of a show and tell.I sell mine through galleries.

Originally Posted by powderpost

Hughie, that is nice. Even though it is a bit smallish, but that would have been one hell of a job hollowing that out. Will look forward to seeing it "in the flesh". Nice.

Jim

Actually hollowing was not too bad as its not too high and the opening is around 40mm. Small, yeah, but the Lancewood blank was not so large.

Great wirk Hughie. Looks real nice.

A great piece . Look forward to seeing you and the vase at Turnfest .
Ted

Nice work as usual Hughie (-: I was a little curious as I'd not come across Lancewood before and thought it looked a bit like a limb of Blackwood. A bit of research and surprise, Lancewood is an Acacia - same as Blackwood. I assume however from the dry environment it grows in it's a harder timber than Blackwood?

Originally Posted by Phily

Nice work as usual Hughie (-: I was a little curious as I'd not come across Lancewood before and thought it looked a bit like a limb of Blackwood. A bit of research and surprise, Lancewood is an Acacia - same as Blackwood. I assume however from the dry environment it grows in it's a harder timber than Blackwood?

Yup its as hard as Deadfinish and alot of the other desert timbers. But it does finish extremely well and that I like

Originally Posted by Phily

I was a little curious as I'd not come across Lancewood before and thought it looked a bit like a limb of Blackwood. A bit of research and surprise, Lancewood is an Acacia - same as Blackwood. I assume however from the dry environment it grows in it's a harder timber than Blackwood?

Originally Posted by hughie

Yup its as hard as Deadfinish and alot of the other desert timbers. But it does finish extremely well and that I like

Do you know what species it is Hughie? Just there are a number of different types, Red Lancewood (Archidendropsis basaltica, the Eastern Dead Finish), Brown Lancewood (or Shirley's Lancewood, Acacia shirleyi), but there are also other Acacias referred to as "Lancewood".

Originally Posted by dai sensei

Do you know what species it is Hughie? Just there are a number of different types, Red Lancewood (Archidendropsis basaltica, the Eastern Dead Finish), Brown Lancewood (or Shirley's Lancewood, Acacia shirleyi), but there are also other Acacias referred to as "Lancewood".

Shirley's Lancewood, Acacia shirleyi)

Grows well around the Central Highlands in Qld, but mostly in the harder country. Splits like a barsteward, and if you want a 10ft rail, you need to cut over 12ft, trim and wire up quickly! Stinks to burn so not good for boiling the billy.

Vern probably describes it better than me: Lancewood

Cheers,
Alister.