Those are perfect. Do you finish them with ca. If yes as you know it's a hard finish to master and yours looks perfect.
Wow. Thank you!
I labored over my finishing technique until I arrived at something I'm pleased with. So your compliment means a lot.
All of my finishing is done at the lowest speed, which on my lathe is about 800 RPM.
For woods, I sand to 400 grit. With each grit I turn off the lathe and cross-sand the blank before proceeding to the next grit. I actually have a drafter's lamp (circular flourescent bulb) with a giant magnifying glass hanging over my workbench. So in between grits I look at the blank under this magnifier and try to see any scratches. Once the sanding is done, I use CA glue. I do one quick coat of thin CA just to fill any gaps and smooth out the blank. Then I do five coats of medium CA plus activator. Once these are dry, I use the Micro Mesh system and wet sand the blank. (Again, I cross-sand with each grit with the lathe off.) By the time I'm done with the Micro Mesh, the blank is pretty shiny and smooth. I finish off with a coat of Renaissance Wax that I buff to a high shine.
For acrylics, I get the blank turned to shape then turn the speed down low. I wet sand with the normal grits (wet sandpaper) up to 400. And then I wet sand with the Micro Mesh. And finally I apply some Renaissance Wax. I have experimented with Maguiar's, but for some reason it doesn't turn out as well.
