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  1. 13th June 2009, 08:40 PM #1
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    Default Blue Bottle Banksia Nut

    I turned up this banksia nut a while ago and left it sitting on the shelf until I got inspired to complete it. So today I stuck it back in the lathe and hollowed it out with a 54mm forstner bit straight up through the base. Then I made an oversize countersink bit to hollow out the tapered part between neck and body ( pic5) and drilled out the neck. Next I made a base and fitted a very large blue LED, a battery pack and a switch. Then I turned a cork for the top and a little knob for switch. Finished with a spray on clear lacquer. SWMBO loves it.
    My photography does it no justice as usual

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    Looks good Shorty! Never seen one of those Banksia nuts before - how big do they get? And how tall was your bottle?

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  6. 14th June 2009, 11:38 AM #5
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    Shorty..... ....but, I thought all banksia nuts were exported to us Yanks and Aussie's don't bother with them !!!
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