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Small turnings are lots of fun.

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Two small turnings. The vase on the left, about 5" tall, is made of elm crotch, given a light cherry stain, then polished and waxed. On this piece, reversed several times on the lathe, it was a trifle uneven once meaning that there is a spot near the top where the wood is literally paper thin, enough to let light thru; I got lucky.

The smaller vase, about 4" tall, is made from a piece of curly walnut, found on the fireplace wood pile.The curly piece was small, palm sized. I looked at it for a long time before I turned it. It was sanded to 400, given a thin coat of tung oil, then polished and waxed, using the Beall system.

Design or Plan used: My own design

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