The local fencing contractor gave me a small length of 4 x 4 merbau post.
I decided to cut it in half and glue to make an 8 x 4
then attached to the lathe. This is what I ended up with:
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what do you reckon?
The little yellow/gold highlights are ...
final size is 6 1/4 by 2 1/2 (that's inches for those whom are a lot younger then I)
(NB the first photo is closer to actual colour, for some reason I can't get the 3rd piccy to load)