Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
Norfolk Island Pine
Michael Sinclair
>Hello guys , I wonder if anyone can point me in the direction of a substitute for Norfolk Pine .
I live in Scotland and know Monkey Puzzle is a close relative but it is not that available commercialy.Would any of the local Scots pines come near.
I would love to have a go at the translusent turnings I have seen here, they look realy good.
Thank you for the help
Michael Sinclair
Re: Norfolk Island Pine
Arch
>Hi Michael, I don't know your compass variation, but several thousand nautical miles at about 255deg. magnetic (S.S.W.) should get you near some NFI. :)
Shame you aren't in S. Fla. Tons of NIP being chipped to clean up after the hurricanes here. I guess that you could try displacing the water in most green pine turnings with liquid dish detergent then displace the LDD by soaking in oil to produce transparency. Slainte,
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Re: Norfolk Island Pine
Mac
>Hi Michael, I've had good luck finding unusual wood at a place in Crief(below Dunkeld). The name is Jean Burhouse,and they have a lot of good turning blocks,so much good stuff that My luggage goes overweight when I come back to the states.You might check with the groundskeeper at Blair Castle,they are cutting timber all the time and I think I saw something similar to pine on their lot.Good luck,have a Tennants for me....
Re: Norfolk Island Pine
BHayes
>I have recently tried some leyland cypress which is used as an ornamental here in Georgia. I had a couple that were 20+ feet tall blown over by strong winds and thought I would try them. The results are very much like NIP.
