This was my introduction to lathe work. The first few were made on a lathe I built out of some scrap wood and a mounted hand drill. Things went much more smoothly when I upgraded to a proper wood lathe. This is a collection of various projects, some for family/friends, some commissioned. Hover-over image for description.
Mahogany, rotated grain direction between layers, aluminum core
Walnut, copper core and inlay
Rose wood, copper core
2,000 year-old bog oak, blackened aluminum core
2,000 year-old bog oak, blackened aluminum core
Lignum vitae, brass core
Lignum vitae, brass core
Sometimes you have to finesse copper to resize it more easily
purple heart, copper core
purple heart, copper core
African blackwood, crushed quartz inlay
African blackwood, crushed quartz inlay
Curly maple, stainless steel core and inlay, crushed amethyst inlay
Curly maple, stainless steel core and inlay, crushed amethyst inlay
Cocobolo, ceramic core, steel inlay, crushed opal inlay
Cocobolo, ceramic core, steel inlay, crushed opal inlay
Bocote, copper core and inlay
Bocote, copper core and inlay
