techniques and finishes

[nwcatman]

first, i have seen several beautiful examples of bottles stoppers on this site and some of em had very round tops on them. is there a special technique to this? i have tried and usually wind up "turning" with sandpaper to em perfectly round.
second, where can i view yo-yos video on using the bealle buffing system to finish them off?
THANKS

 

[maxwell_smart007]

Second question's easy - go to the Library - it's at the top of the page, under forums...

As for my bottle stoppers, I used a bowl gouge, moved the tool rest so that it's 'skewed', but nearly perpendicular to the bottle stopper, and then use light cuts, as if I'm rounding out the bottom of a bowl...

Andrew