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12th December 2019, 09:36 AM #1GOLD MEMBER
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Pohutukawa bowls
G'day
About a year ago I asked for help to ID a tree I was taking down because it was dying . The consensus was that it was New Zealand Christmas tree or Pohutukawa .
Here are the results of turning a couple of blanks . The larger is about 220mm x 75mm and the smaller 130mm x 35mm .I found it a very attractive timber to turn , not too hard and not too soft and finished well with a few coats of DO .Nearly all the roughed out bowls have bark inclusions in them but they still look good . These bowls have evidence of borer damage . Possibly what was killing the tree .
The bowls are now in a plastic bag in the freezer for a few days incase there are some borers still active .
Comments welcome .
Ted
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12th December 2019, 01:09 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Beautiful figure, nice shape, nice finish. I do not want picture - finger slipped.
So much timber, so little time.
Paul
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12th December 2019, 08:08 PM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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The wood is definitely Pacman Australis. Very popular in the 80's
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13th December 2019, 05:20 PM #4
Nice Ted, nice and simple shape...
JimSometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important...
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