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Very nice. What kind of wood is that?

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Some sort of acacia.

Nice soft wood, easy to work.

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Messing about with the lathe again…

Au naturale…

Ready to go

Initial roughing half done

I’ll let y’all know what I’m making once I figure it out myself.

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Starting to take shape…

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Still fiddling about…

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As close as it gets to wintery in Singapore.

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It’s the Holy Grail!

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It was supposed to be a bowl, but I stuffed it up halfway through, so now it’s a dish…

Huon pine.

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You are having so much fun with that lathe!

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Beautiful!!

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Pot in progress…

Camphor laurel.

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I don’t know what the craft scene is in Australia, but it seems to me you could make a decent part-time job out of doing something creative that you love. You’re obviously very good at it!

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Finished the bowl…

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That is gorgeous!!

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Oh right, we’re talking about that thing with the fruits in it

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Mmph!

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Today’s effort:

The shiny bit is copper powder, used to fill a small flaw in the wood.

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These are literally the first five things I’ve ever turned on a lathe, BTW. It is astonishingly easy to make nice things with one of those gadgets. Much safer and quieter than most woodworking tools, too.

And if you’re really broke…

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