It’s been a crazy couple of weeks. The day job has been in high-pressure mode — two days this I spent almost 12 hours at work. At the end of those days it’s just not a good idea to head out to a room full of spinny things and attack them with sharp objects.
Yesterday I finally had the opportunity to head out to the shop for an hour or so. I started a salt and pepper shaker set from Flame Boxelder. I need to work up a jam chuck for those so I can finish them off. Then I thought I was going to turn some candle bases for Mother’s Day. In theory they were to be a little over 3 inches in diameter for pillar candles to set on.
They aren’t. I guess I was trying to maximize the wood usage just a bit too much and by the time I got them rounded they’re a bit too small to use for that. So, instead, I’ll drill a recess in one end and use them for tea light holders. Glad that the wood isn’t going to waste. This is a wormy butternut and since I made the side a bit concave you can see the worm hole in the top, then two places on the side, and then out the bottom again.
I wish I could say I did that on purpose :)