Discussion thread for Wood Photo Challenge

[lurker172602]

There are already some fantastic images being put up. I think this week might be as good as the rust one was.

[boris1gary]

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@chuk_77 wrote:

Ive not seem one either and no I dont live a sheltere life. Just not seen one

Oh and Ive lived here my whole life

edit to say. Ive seen the banksia but not the shell/cone/seed thing

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You probably will now.   

[agoraagogo]

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@boris1gary wrote:

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@agoraagogo wrote:

even the board they are sitting on is beautiful.

is this a net pic boris?

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no they are mine, we have a few apples, pears and one other fruit. The Banksia fruit and the board all came from a little wood shop in Leura. 

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you need to do an entry for the challenge

[mtnlane]

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@boris1gary wrote:

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no they are mine, we have a few apples, pears and one other fruit. The Banksia fruit and the board all came from a little wood shop in Leura. 

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They have some fabulous things there Boris!  Their commitment to good craftmanship certainly shines.

[tcmsecretuseid]

I don't recall ever seeing a banksia tree. I don't know if we have them in the U.S. 

I love your fruit, boris. 

[cq_tech]

I stupidly posted this link in the challenge thread when I should have posted it here instead. Nevertheless, it gives you a pretty good idea of the wonderful artifacts which can be created from something as goddam ugly as a banksia nut.

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=banksia+nuts&client=firefox-a&hs=Ms8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:offici...

[tcmsecretuseid]

Cq, did you see the pod pieces that Boris owns? They are gorgeous. I went to wiki to get more info. about the trees. 

LOL to the fact that they sell slices of the pods as coasters to tourist. My first thought was, I want a slice of those pods. Tourism 101: don't buy that carp. 

[cq_tech]

Yes, they're pretty amazing, aren't they? One of the few tourist items that are really worth buying IMO. 🙂

[tcmsecretuseid]

Polly is from the U.S. board. Hi polly, thanks for sharing the lizard! 

[tcmsecretuseid]

Polly, do you have any idea why that handle is installed on the tree? 

[Anonymous]

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@the*scarlet*pimpernel wrote:

What is blackwood? is it black wattle?

My dad hand carved fishing lures out of cedar. I wish I could take a photo of them but them but they are in Walgett.

oooo lightbulb moment. My sister has some and I'm visiting her this weekend.

EDIT:  and the reason why I went from black wood to fishing lures is my Dad carved something out of black wattle and said it was the hardest wood he'd ever come across, which then made me think of other stuff he had made. He wasn't a craftsman, just did it for fun when he got old

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this is blackwood pimpy