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SWAMP KAURI from Rex Haslip Auckland New Zealand
rhaslip@ihug.co.nz
Yr2000
Rex is based in New
Zealand and together with a friend has located a source of Swamp Kauri. This wood has been
buried in a swamp for thousands of years, he had some from another source sometime ago
Carbon Dated by the University at Waikato University which was over 2500 years old and of
a golden honey colour. The darker the colour the older the wood, the new source is jet
black and he is getting some more Carbon Dating done on this lot. Samples this dark have
been known to be up to 30,000 years old.
Rex says that judging by the stumps & logs which are about 10 to 15 feet apart
suggests a fairly dense forest which became flooded for a very long period drowning the
trees which are lying in peat silt produced from some of them rotting, but where the air
has been excluded this has also preserved some. Rex says that the preserved samples turn
beautifully although the end grain is prone to pull, but like new Kauri it retains its
"depth" when finished properly, and a coat of good wax will give the impression
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Tip No 1 From Bill Sullivan from Florida
USA at "http://hometown.aol.com/puketarget/myhomepage/index.html"
I have been doing some experimenting with drying my turned bowls. I use a combination microwave/convection oven. I turn the bowl to it's final
thickness then place it in the microwave/convection oven. I initially microwave for
one minute on high then set the convection oven to 150 degrees and cook at that
temperature for one hour. I repeat the microwaving for one minute again then the
convection at 150 degrees for another hour. The bowl is weighed at the start and at
the start of each cycle. I repeat this cycle until it stops losing moisture.
It has worked well so far. Yr2000 |
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Steel Wool Warning Take Care with
Steel Wool this is highly inflammable and the slightest spark
will ignite this material. Keep it away from the grind stone.
This tip sent to us from Kate in London |
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| Tung Oil WARNING
Take Care with discarded cloths that have been used with Tung
Oil as they can burst into flames at normal ambient temperature
keep them open and not rolled up and well ventilated |
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