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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Lazurus on July 13, 2020, 09:20:43 AM

Title: Wood for bannanas
Post by: Lazurus on July 13, 2020, 09:20:43 AM

Can anyone suggest a suitable timber for wooden bannanas, I thought I used bubinga before but upon looking at on line images this appears too red so not sure what I used but it did look very realistic with an oiled finish.

Title: Re: Wood for bannanas
Post by: bodrighywood on July 13, 2020, 09:25:20 AM

Bananas come in yellow, red and green varieties so take your pick lOL. (Also black if you leave them hanging around too long)

Pete

Title: Re: Wood for bannanas
Post by: seventhdevil on July 13, 2020, 10:41:14 AM

Pau amarello was traditionally used for carving bananas as it is a good yellow colour.

i have some obeche you could use.

Title: Re: Wood for bannanas
Post by: Lazurus on July 13, 2020, 11:50:09 AM

Quote from: seventhdevil on July 13, 2020, 10:41:14 AM

Pau amarello was traditionally used for carving bananas as it is a good yellow colour.

i have some obeche you could use.

Pau amarello is what i use for lemons, looks pretty realistic to, I hadnt thought of Obeche, looks like a good contender, what size are your stock?