Kathy Marshall
10-30-2011, 10:35 PM
I was looking for a quick project when I remembered a couple small Banksia Pods I received from another turner.
I've never turned Banksia pods before, so I thought I'd give it a whirl and see what I could come up with. I thought I might be able to make an ornament from one, but once I got started I realized it was going to be way too small for that, so I played around and turned it into a finial. I figured I might be able to use it as an icicle on an ornament or something else sooner or later.
When I took it into the house, I put it on the mesquite root hf just to see how it would look, and I actually liked it, although I don't know if I'll leave it on this piece.
It's not very delicate, I figured it wouldn't be very wise to go too thin with all the holes. I gave it a light coat of BLO and a couple coats of laqcuer sanding sealer.
211539
Thanks for looking!
Comments and critiques are welcome.
I've never turned Banksia pods before, so I thought I'd give it a whirl and see what I could come up with. I thought I might be able to make an ornament from one, but once I got started I realized it was going to be way too small for that, so I played around and turned it into a finial. I figured I might be able to use it as an icicle on an ornament or something else sooner or later.
When I took it into the house, I put it on the mesquite root hf just to see how it would look, and I actually liked it, although I don't know if I'll leave it on this piece.
It's not very delicate, I figured it wouldn't be very wise to go too thin with all the holes. I gave it a light coat of BLO and a couple coats of laqcuer sanding sealer.
211539
Thanks for looking!
Comments and critiques are welcome.