I made my very first wood turning project! (reddthat.com)

submitted 1 year ago by ThatPigeonIsALiar@reddthat.com to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca

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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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[-] Distant_Foreground@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

I've got no lathing tips for you because I've only used a lathe once and I'm more of a carver but you've done a great job there for a first attempt! For the finish I'd recommend smoothing it out with some 240 grit sandpaper, cleaning it off with white spirits or similar then giving it a couple of coats of Danish or boiled linseed oil. The grain will look absolutely beautiful.

Be sure to post an update photo!

[-] ThatPigeonIsALiar@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks! It does still need a little sanding, I forgot to sand before I took it off the lathe lol. I'll have to check out the oils you suggested. Thanks for the advice!

[-] MyFeetOwnMySoul@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Wow, Fancy!

I've never seen a butt plug with a gasket (an assket?) before.

But seriously: very nice, Well done!

[-] CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Looks great! nice project. i bet it looks great with some oils.

[-] 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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