Description
Banksia Nut (Banksia grandis)
Origin – Western Australia
The Banksia is a very popular exotic oddity, the banksia nut is basically a very large seed pod which has a furry like exterior and is roughly oval in shape with seed pods radiating from the centre. The banksia nut is fairly easy to turn and with a bit of imagination and adding coloured paste / fillers or metal powders in to the opened seed pods you could turn something really unique one of a kind finished project
To Turn:
Cut flat each end of the banksia nut and then mount between centres first turn a foot (to fit the jaws on your chuck). Then remount the banksia nut in the chuck and turn, no special turning tools are required. The banksia nut turns fairly easy, it can be hollowed out and a good finish can be achieved using both oils and wax, the Banksia nut has a nice reddish colour which darkens as you apply the finish
Some of the favourite turned projects using the banksia nut are: Small yet functional lamps, neat little bud / flower vases, trinket / jewellery / keep sake boxes and candle sticks / holders, cup & glass coasters for your dinner table, just to name a few. Not forgetting with a little imagination make your own pen turning blanks
The banksia nuts can vary in size ranging from approximately 6” to 9” in length with a diameter of approximately 3”
The pictures show the Banksia nut in growth and a couple of simple projects that can be turned, the apple these can also be enhanced with our gold and silver apple leaves on a stork
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