So last month when I was at Woodcraft, these guys peaked my interest. I ended up buying it to see what it was like to turn. For those that don't know what it is; it's called a Banksia seed pod, and it's from the Banksia plant/tree in Australia. It's hard as hell, but once it's turned down a bit, it's really cool. As it is right now, it's about 7 3/4" long. I haven't weighed it, but it's pretty damn solid. It does however float, really well. Anyway, it's pretty messy when turning, and underneath all those little bumps is this red fur. But that comes off easy enough. Anyway, this is the pencil popper I've started to make, turned this last night.

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Cool I have some maple darters I made that were riddled with worm holes that look kind of neat too.
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I'd love to see them! I'm sure they're nothing short of amazing!

Awesome, I like outahthebox :btu:

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That looks awesome!
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That is super cool. Great idea.
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Awesome, I like outahthebox :btu:

From the man who made a plug out of a corn cob. Hey Chris how you been?

From the man who made a plug out of a corn cob. Hey Chris how you been?

Hi Paul. Alls good. You? Daughters on sea term (MMA) wish I was in Barbados with them.

All good here too. Ditto on Barbados too hate this time of year got winter blues bad

That seed pod makes for a pretty interesting looking popper. I suppose you could epoxy the heck out of it (in layers) to fill the holes and make it a bit more aero and hydro-dynamic, but maybe the extra drag/bubbles etc might be good too!

Cool experiment.

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I saw a tv show on lathe turning where a guy made some ornaments out of that stuff, pretty neat