Padauk Kaleidoscope Egg

[sschering]

My daughter asked for an egg so here it is.

It's finished with WTF and Mercury CA..
I like the warm tone the WTF gives the wood but she wanted the high gloss CA finish.

 

[Martin G]

Really nice!
But what's it look like on the inside? :biggrin:

 

[Band Saw Box]

Very nice work. Good fit and finish. How many costs of wildfires finish did you use?

 

[sschering]

I sanded the wood from 120-12,000 then 5 coats WTF.. sanded with micromesh , 10 coats thin CA, MM again and finished with a visit to the buffing wheel.

I'll try to get an inside picture..

 

[flyitfast]

How about a picture of all the combinations inside?? :biggrin:

 

[TellicoTurning]

That is a nice egg... like the outstanding finish.

I'm out of kaleidoscopes right now, but when I did make them, they sold pretty well... only problem between tiny parts, little bitty compression rings, and needing to be pretty precise with the size of the turning..... plus not being able to see the little parts all that well....I found was they were a PAIN IN POSTERIOR to put together... and now the kits are becoming exorbitant in pricing.

 

[sschering]

I had to take a few liberties with photoshop to get the image together.

 

[Tom T]

Really nice. I have always wanted to try one. Thanks for the encouragement.

 

[nava1uni]

Very beautiful work

 

[Pitoon]

very good job on the polish, but i see a lip at the top? was it too hard to get it flush?

Pitoon

 

[sschering]

I need to check but I think the bushing is a little over-sized.
(yeah blame the tools haha)

I was using the gouge and scraper so it's a little tricky getting the angle down flush to the bushing.. I'm not to good with the skew on larger turnings.

 

[Pitoon]

I need to check but I think the bushing is a little over-sized.
(yeah blame the tools haha)

I was using the gouge and scraper so it's a little tricky getting the angle down flush to the bushing.. I'm not to good with the skew on larger turnings.

good job either way! you can always get close and then use sand paper to finish it off. i really dig that finish!

Pitoon

 

[Fishinbo]

Wonderful project! Beautiful egg shape and the color of the Padauk with finish is really stunning. I'm sure she loves it. Great work!