Lovely day today. I wasn’t out in the shed yesterday, I was out with the camera instead. I was supposed to meet some fellow nutters, but our paths didn’t cross – so I walked over the Forth Road Bridge instead. Fantastic experience, and one I would recommend.
Anyroad, today was quite productive. I rough turned a natural edge bowl in yew, which will be finished off when it has dried.
The wet looking bit is superglue, where I tried to stop the bark falling off. Fingers crossed.
I also finished the handle for the bread knife I started last week. This is a piece of red ash, and the figuring is simply stunning.
I also rough turned what will become the mortar part of a mortar & pestle set. It is from a bit of the cherry tree I chopped down last year.
The rough turned bowls are currently wrapped in newspaper along with the wet shavings from the turning. This particular piece of cherry is from a crotched piece, so the figure should be quite interesting if it stays in one piece.
And finally of course, the weekly mushroom. Straight off the lathe, unsanded and just a quick wipe with olive oil.
A bit of yew, from a crotched branch. Amazing how the dust from my hands has stuck to the oil so quickly.
I can see a huge difference in what I’m producing now from when I first started. Hopefully at some point I will be happy enough with what I produce to actually do something constructive with it.
Adventures in Turning 
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