Richard Raffan turns a xanthorrhoea root into an endgrain bowl and two blanks. @RichardRaffanwoodturning

Richard Raffan | Richard Raffan turns a xanthorrhoea root into an endgrain bowl and two blanks. @RichardRaffanwoodturning | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
From a xanthorrhoea root I get an endgrain bowl and two blanks for another project. Xanthorrhoea, more commonly known as grasstree, is related to lilies rather than trees. You see the coring tool in Simple Coring youtube.com/watch?v=P2XQ8TSYNMw

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