This lidded bowl is made from Hairy Oak(Alocasurina inopholia).
The timber collected from St George, western Qld, turned green air dried for approximately 6 months and then finished.
The blanks were cut so they book matched each other ie when the lid is put on it completes that part of the log and when opened it is like opening a book.
The finial is first turned and then hand carved to hollow out .
This bowl was made from Sally Wattle (Acacia salicina) collected from near Biloila Central Qld.
It is finished with lacquer and is suitable for dry food such as fruit, crisps or confectionary.
This bowl is made from Bendee(Acacia catenulata) .
Bendee is a particularly hard timber and is very dense and can be highly figured.
The tree is a most unthrifty looking specimen and usually have many faults.
The timber collected from St George, western Qld, turned green air dried for approximately 6 months and then finished.
It has an oil finish.
It is suitable for wet food eg salads, cold slaw or cold meats.
Wash with other dishes in hot soapy water( not dishwasher)and occasionally feed with favorite cooking/ salad oil .
From Red Dust to Gold 2.
This item was made as a follow up to the winning item of The Waltzing Matilda Award of 2006.
It did not have the success that No1 had in 2007. It did however win The Award of Excellence granted at The Troimba Festival of the
It is made of Mulga ,was shaped and hollowed on the lathe and then hand carved.
This is a bit of a handful as Mulga is a very hard timber.
This bowl is made from Bendee (Acacia catenulate).
The timber was collected from around St George in
It was green turned with the natural edge and was left to dry.
When the tree was gathered there was a mouse plague on so I thought I should reflect this in the bowl, hence the mice on the rim.
It is finished in lacquer and is suitable for dry food.
