JonathanF1968
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I lathed an egg.
Eggs
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JonathanF1968
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Note: This is a chicken training device, which is why the turning/finish is a little rough. The idea is that you put a wooden egg where you want your chickens to lay (i.e., in a nesting box, rather than on the ground). They like to have communal nests. We'll see if it works.....
acmaclaren
Angi the Maker
Did you use the cluck chuck?
Lucky2
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Years ago we used to use rocks for this purpose, they worked great. Most of the eggs were in the nesting boxes with the rocks, we did it to two boxes. Doing so, made it so that the hens didn't lay their eggs in the hay loft any longer.
Len
Len
tomtedesco
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I'll take two over easy.
JonathanF1968
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Yep, I've used rocks in the past, and they work fine. But I've been wanting to turn these for a while. Nothing is too good for my chickens.
erichardson
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Used golf balls, but I love the egg idea...
Pen_man_ship
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I used golf balls as well.
gimpy
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The egg on the left looks so real like. 
We did this aswell when I was growing up on our farm...pops always said it was so the chickens knew where to lay their eggs. I suppose it worked as the eggs were always there.
TellicoTurning
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Don't know where you could find them, but my grandparents used ceramic eggs.
JonathanF1968
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That one tastes better too!The egg on the left looks so real like.
JonathanF1968
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Ebay likely has an infinite number of them.
Timber Ripper
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Is that one Hard-wood Boiled? 
Nice Job, Jonathan! I've often thought about trying my hand at turning an egg.
Nice Job, Jonathan! I've often thought about trying my hand at turning an egg.
Dieseldoc
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Eggs and spheres are fun project to turn.
Your eggs look great..
Your eggs look great..
donstephan
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Eggs are a tremendous way to show the lacy medullary rays of maple, cherry, and elm and their orientation to growth rings. The result is very dramatic using red or white oak with very pronounced and closely spaced medullary rays.
TellicoTurning
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JonathanF1968
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Those look great! How are you finishing them? There is a whole world of decorative egg stands, on Etsy, etc., if you are looking for another thing to spend money on, but your bowl is perfect for them. It's a good thing that there are all different kinds of birds! Certainly, you can find a bird for whatever egg happens to come about.
TellicoTurning
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I just sanded them up as high as I could, think up to 600, then coated them with my homemade version of Yorkshire Grit, a mixture of mineral oil, beeswax and diatomaceous earth, then buffed with Carnuba wax. They are really fun to do, but need to rig up a jig to finish the ends better. I've seen one made from PVC pipe ... don't have the pipe right now and not traveling to shop either.
JonathanF1968
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I just finish the ends by hand.