Thread: Eccentric? or not?

This may, or may not, qualify as eccentric turning. I thought I'd get an interesting grain pattern by attaching a built-up slab of plywood disks to a waste block with a slight bevel on the block. Two or three degrees seemed about right. The plywood is very ordinary; probably CD-X, three plies at about 5/32" (4mm) each, and three such disks to make the slab. The plywood glue seems to be phenol-formaldehyde (dark brown), whereas I used yellow wood glue for the build-up. If I had access to individual thick veneers, I'd prefer to make my own sandwich from scratch, so that the glue lines would all be the same colour. The finish is gloss polyurethane over sanding sealer. Nine inches (225mm) diameter, final height 3/4" (19mm).

For our WT club's Show'n'Tell of 4 Dec, I added a couple bagels with cream cheese. OK, OK, actually half-bagels if you prefer. To simulate a toasted bread appearance, I used mulberry with shellac finish, burnished from wet to dry at high speed; almost, but not quite, French polishing according to my imperfect understanding. The bagels are 3.5" (90mm) diameter x 3/4" (19mm) thick. The "cream cheese" is spackling compound.

Our December meeting is also our Christmas party, with spouses or whatever. Everybody brings a dish for a group buffet. I considered placing this on the food table, but persuaded myself against it.

Joe