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I am slowly learning and trying to learn a few things about my lathe. I have a H-F CHEAP special. Great small lathe for $100. As I am slowly learning I am trying to make at least semi-usable items. My sawdust is a hobby where I give more away from than I sell; so, cost remains a factor. On a fixed income and cost of living going up everyday I try to keep it self sustaining. So my chief wood supply is dumpsters and free firewood. The turning here is made from firewood. I think maple, close to 9 ' long and 2-1/2" diameter. The blank was turned to almost a mallet shape, then burned effects with the corner of a cedar piece and pressure doing the lines. Burns in better than you would expect it to. After removing the blank from the lathe, I put it into the vise and proceeded to use a hole saw and other bits to get a center hole as turning one is WAY past my skills. I then used the handsaw to cut an angle off for the scoop thing. Now much much sanding later; I used 4 different sanders and even gouged by hand tools to get the center shaped. The last sanding was a flex wheel in the old electric drill. The finish is 2 coats of spray polyurethane. This was a much harder project than what I had anticipated it to be. Learned a lot. Next one will be a softer wood and easier to hollow. I might even drill the center out before turning gets attempted.
