More carving and shaping

The lathe is still down so I am having to keep busy. The shaping of these piece was completed over the December holidays - watch this space to see what comes next!

The piece from the last entry but with more shaping. The walnut is quite heavy so the piece has a solid feel to it. It should be a beauty.

Burning finished and a new/old project

As per normal I seem to jump in the deep end. I'm new to pyrography but decided this needed "something". See the previous post for other views. In hindsight this wood was not the best choice for pyrography.

Some time ago at the club we had a rifle stockmaker give a talk and he left us with a couple of small blanks of English Walnut he could no longer use. This was turned from that wood  about a year ago, but with the lathe awaiting a motor that fits, I am doing quite a lot of carving and catching up on unfinished projects.

A new year!

Hi All, long time no post! I've been on holiday but am back now to continue on my journey.
The lathe is still standing due to the motor being incorrectly supplied - we'll see how they resolve it this week. However this gives an opportunity to be creative in other ways.

This is what I'm busy with at the moment - just some Acacia that I turned into a bowl long ago. The pith had cracked and I was forced to either apply my mind or throw it away.

And this is the inside. It's an attempt to develop some skills in pyrography and hopefully will surprise a person when they pick up the piece and look inside.

Some way to go still............