Some recent stoppers

[jjjaworski]

A few recent stoppers. Nothing special, just a rainy day thing.
Black Palm, Bois de Rose and Cocobolo.
Used cut-offs to make the cabochons fitted in the ends.

 

[Andrew_K99]

Very nice, I really like the use of the cut offs, that detail adds a lot to the stoppers.

AK

 

[Jim15]

Beautiful work. Love the cabochons.

 

[jjjaworski]

Adding the cabs makes the turning a bit easier since I can use a counter-bored hole to support the work with a live center.

The big problem is deciding what cut-offs to use for the cabs.. so many choices.

I CA glue a cutoff to a short piece of acrylic blank and turn them that way.
I Micro Mesh and polish before parting off.

I use a piece of double sided tape on the end of a small turned dowel to hold them when buffing.

It's a process but adds a lot to the stopper.

 

[toyotaman]

That's some great looking stoppers. I like the extra detail work.

 

[Jim Burr]

Good stuff James! Cabochons are like chips and dip...chips are good on their own...dip makes anything better!

 

[Tom T]

Very nice. They are beautiful.

 

[Bowl Slinger]

Excellent design in all of them.

 

[johncrane]

Black palm is special

 

[rizaydog]

They are all great stoppers. Nice work.