Thread: Some pressies for the rellies

This Christmas, my long-suffering family got more wood turnings foisted upon them.

My sister asked for (3 days before Christmas!) a lazy susan for putting a scrabble set on. The only wood I had big enough was some 60 y.o. weathered redgum, so that is what I used. It measures 25 cm across, and stands about 10 cm high.
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My grandmother got a small bowl made out of some non-descript eucalypt I found on a kerb somewhere between home and work. It was my first go at an overhanging rim and my first go at using a blowtorch to 'ebonise' the wood. She used to be a good (as in, made a living for several years) potter, so we had a good talk about shape and form in bowl design. It's around 14cm in diameter across the largest part.

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My father had no idea what he wanted, so he got a bowl too. This one is from spalted silver birch (again, from the roadside forest), and is around 12 cm across.

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My mother asked for a needle case for her embroidery needles. I made it from silky oak (from the same tree I made her birthday yarn bowl from), with a 12mm internal hole. The length is around 10 cm and is sized to her largest embroidery needle.

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My wife asked for a handbag (and forbade me to try and make it )