I was wondering when you were gonna get to it Lady:biggrin:!
Thanks for the compliment! It is actually just a keychain.
I did another one after that one, A Sierra this time. It is on the lathe waiting for me to sand it. For some reason the colors are fine, but the translucent parts turned a brownish color. I dont know whati am doing wrong.
I used an meat thermometer and a metal can over the blank, but i messed up on the temp. I was paranoid about burning it, so i cooked it at about 230 for 30 minutes with no cover. The translucent parts were still a whitish color, so i turned the heat up to about 270 or 280 for 15 minutes and put the metal can over it. When i returned, the translucent parts were brown.
I am using a toaster oven that is a mid grade toaster, but it is very small. It is a dedicated chemical toaster, so the fumes inside aren't an issue. The toaster has two elements, One on top and one on bottom. They are not the regular wire elements. There is a single tube running across the top ad another across the bottom. The element is inside this tube. There is a metal pan on the bottom to hold the "food" and a small metal deflector thingy on top between the "food" and the element.
I am confident that i could be successful with a burl type blank, but for some reason the canes are giving me a hard time.