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Recipe

Nutshell composite

Ground nutshell (walnut or hazel) pressed with a starch binder. Tough, dense, subtly marbled.

Every A New Field recipe has been run in a domestic kitchen or community hall. Read the safety notes before you start and adapt for your venue.

What you’ll make

Deep brown with lighter flecks; hard, sandable.

Flexible slots (flex around your material)

  • Powder

    Cellulose-rich powder300g

    Fine, dry, ground-up plant matter. Acts as filler and body in composites and doughs.

    Examples Walnut shell, hazel shell, fruit stone

Fixed ingredients

  • Starch or gelatine glue · 100ml

Equipment

  • Grinder
  • sieve
  • press
  • moulds.

Refinements and variations

  • Blend with coffee or bark for speckle.

Source notes

Contemporary studio practice.