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I got a cheap mini wood lathe at harbor freight over the weekend, with their liquidation sale and an extra 40% off clearance sticker price with my membership this thing was a steal! Upgraded it with a few parts from Woodcraft and made my very first lathe project! It's a neat little wine bottle stopper made out of Zebrawood. I just need to add a nice finish to it and it will be finished. I'm really excited to learn wood turning, so if anyone has any tips, tricks or suggestions I would love to hear them

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[-] DavidP@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

Welcome to woodturning! Your stopper needs sanding before you apply any finish.

[-] ThatPigeonIsALiar@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks! It's sanded down for the most part. I just need to do a final round or two of sanding. I forgot to sand before I took it off the lathe, so I've been having to do all the sanding by hand and since I didn't have any oils yet I've been doing it slowly. But I should be able to get it worked on today

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