Drstrangefart
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So, here's the skinny: An attempt at a nap failed miserably, and History Channel was not as soothing as it should have been. I decided to try one more food coloring pen. I went for purple to make my oldest kid happy. Turns out red+blue=BLACK. And it was UGLY with a few coats of thin CA on it. I took the gouge out and went to work cutting it back to bare wood to use a different color. I heard the basement door open, so I stopped for a second to see who it was. When I looked at the lathe, I had this on the mandrel, much to my surprise. Figured I'd take the win graciously and finish it. I know people are probably tired of seeing these things, and I was planning on not posting another one today until this happened. It's some kind of burl I had in the box o' blanks, and the dark areas are all end grain that REALLY soaked the dye up.