I've been playing!

[Dodge]

Whilst waiting for the lacquer coats to dry on the side table I've been making to dry I had a little play with my newly acquired variable speed lathe.

All my turnery is usually incorporated within the furniture or clocks I am usually working on but this was just for fun.

Elm top with English walnut base - a couple of offcuts that came to hand.

I tried to get the elm top as thin as possible and its only a few millimetres thick.

Anyway, the hour I spent doing this meant that the lacquer dried ok.

:lol:

 

[Bluefoxy]

That is absolutely beautiful! How did you get that wonderfull finish on it?

Ray

 

[Jonzjob]

An hour very well spent Dodge!!

I wish I had the same type of 'off cuts' that you have. They are 2 lovely bits of wood combined to look really great!

 

[Paul.J]

That looks to be a fine piece of turning Dodge,with two great looking pieces of timber

 

[Dodge]

How did you get that wonderfull finish on it?

Ray

Old fashioned friction polish, applied and cut back, re-applied on the lathe, burnished with shavings and then overpolished with Mylands Light Brown wax before buffing with some soft cloth whilst the lathe was spinning.

I hollowed the bottom because I prefer to see a nice finish rather than just covering with baize - I also wanted the piece to be "light" and therefore removed the weight from the base.

Rog

 

[frugal]

That looks lovely. Clean lines, smooth finish, very nice.

Out of interest what diameter is it? (I am terrible at working out the scale of peoples turnings)

 

[Dodge]

The top is about 7" diameter and standing about 3" tall

 

[monkeybiter]

Looks gorgeous overall, but I think the bottom is the best bit with that deep finish in the hollow, it really highlights the beauty of the wood.