Yeah, I guess that wall thickness looks pretty even...

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I almost forgot to post this one. There was a little oopsie involving a butter dish lid I was asked to find a solution for. A bit of careful trimming with a diamond wheel and I had a piece I could inset into a piece of Arbutus.

Someone asked to see the largest rough out I had on hand when it was finished so here we go!

Finished turning and got a coat of oil on this today. I must have roughed it out at least six years ago but it took me a while to decide what to do with the hole from the nail I found while roughing it out. Finished diameter is 19 inches. Wood typ is FOG (found on ground).

A little piece I'm working on. The Gr Van Woodturners President's challenge this month is multi-footed. I suppose inspired by the demo I did last month. I've been rushing and making too many mistakes for it to really be very good but it's still a fun piece.

I came across a few bowls with lids that I roughed out a few years ago & forgot about. This is the first one. I mucked about a bit with the Sorby texturing tool, some India ink and blue acrylic paint. There's room for improvement but fortunately I have a few more to practice on.

A few pendants this week. It was a good opportunity to practice with texturing & other effects. Some worked better than others. The two Arbutus ones are interesting (top l & r sides). Green Arbutus burl that developed a cool texture while it dried that was mostly unintentional.

I had painting to do today & was irritated to find my paint rollers broken. Not really a problem when you have a lathe though. Twenty minutes and I had a new custom handle for my roller. Finish is off the tool, no sanding or finish. I expect it will become painted in time.

I had a request for a red car, but not a real car, just a toy. I decided to see if I could turn them and this is what I came up with. Since the method I used produces two cars he is also getting a yellow one for It to race against.

A couple of 12 innch platters finished today. I did some texturing on the rims with the Sorby tool and airbrushed a bit of colour. The wood came from another turner who had since passed away. Since it was not marked I'm guessing a bit on the wood type but think maybe beech.

Cedar burl plate, about 12 inches in diameter. It's from an old weathered burl cap that was lying under my workbench for ages and I finally decided to put it on the lathe. The thickness did not allow me to do much but the wood is so beautiful that simple is better anyway.

A little practice session today. I've been wanting to try this for a while so I spent a little time today figuring out the techniques. The next step will be trying it on a bowl!

Taking the next step and inserting these patches into a bowl that had cracked on me. Once the glue has set I'll figure out how I'm going to trim them down.

A smoky, hazy day today so I spent most of the time hiding in the shop. Cleaning up by turning two of the pieces of wood that were cluttering up the place into bowls. I'm sure that if I can just find enough time for turning that this strategy will work 😀

It seemed like about time to make the stand I always had in mind for the rugby ball I turned a couple of years ago. The idea was fit to look like a kicking tee holding the ball. It is from the same dogwood the ball was made from and airbrushed with colours from the team logos.

Today's efforts in the workshop. I'm not quite satisfied with it yet. The contrast between the lid and the bowl is a bit jarring even though I used the same kind of wood for both. I'm thinking maybe airbrushing the lid to something darker would help.

A little Halloween fun. I was going for scary but my wife says it looks too happy to be scary! Ah well, it's still a pretty good trick....or is it a treat?

It took a bit of work and experimentation but I think I've reached the final version of the lid to match the spalted wood in the bowl.

Buffed out the finish & installed mechanisms in these twisted mini-mills today. Left to right are two maple, ebonized oak, plum and cherry with a bit of crotch grain figure. The mechanisms are ceramic & can be used for either salt or pepper.