Well technically my first, second and third attempts at Christmas ornaments and finials.
Finials are substantially more difficult to do than to watch being done on Youtube :roll: and the half dozen bust ones are in the bin.
These are on my list of things to get good at so that I can have a few really nice ones for gifts next Christmas. Quite happy with the third attempt and can see these are going to teach my quite a bit about sharpening, tool control and sanding/finishing.
Bodies are from macrocarpa and finials/caps are mahogany finished with a few coats of walnut oil and then a diy shellac friction polish and then some wax.
cheers
Robin
P.S. taking photos at my lathe has made me realise how yellow my lighting is - two desk lamps with daylight energy saver bulbs - might have to try one of the cool ones to get some more blue light.
