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Banksia
Nuts (Australian) |
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| Hard,
solid cones whose seed pods create a distinctive and unusual look |
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| Characteristics: | ||
| Turned easily to create vases and fruit etc. | 
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| Turning | ||
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Beech |
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| Very straight-grained with distinctive dark brown flecks | ||
| Characteristics: | ||
| Works easily, very durable and stable | 
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| Turning, Furniture, Kitchen utensils, Handles | ||
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Beech Spalted |
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| Beech wood with black fungus spalting lines running through | ||
| Characteristics: | ||
| Caution:
Dust can be dangerous due to the presence of fungus spores. Turns well, but can have alternative hard and soft areas. |
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| Turning | ||
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Blackwood (African) |
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| Dark brown timber with contrasting light coloured sapwood | ||
| Characteristics: | ||
| Dense and quite heavy. Takes an excellent finish. | 
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| Turning, Instrument making | ||
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Blackwood (Australian) |
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| Golden brown, straight-grained | ||
| Characteristics: | ||
| Relatively soft for an Australian timber | 
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| Turning, Carving | ||
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Boxwood |
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| Close-grained pale creamy-yellow timber | ||
| Characteristics: | ||
| Quite dense, slow-drying. Good for fine detail and thread-chasing | 
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| Turning, Box making | ||
| Logs per kg (incl. VAT): | ||
| from £2.75/kg | ||
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Branchwood (Australian) |
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| Deep red with distinctive medullar rays | ||
| Characteristics: | ||
| Turns easily | 
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| Turning | ||
| Exotic branch wood per kg (incl. VAT): | ||
| from £3.40/kg | ||
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Burrs (Native) |
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| Occasionally we obtain various native burrs including Oak, Elm, Maple and Chestnut. These are all individually priced. |
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