Tried my and at some Christmas Ornaments

[TellicoTurning]

These are for my daughters in ILL.. they are a little on the large isze.. about 5 in. long..

This one is BloodWood and Birdseye Maple..

This one is Purpleheart & Pau Amarello

These two are numbers 7 & 8 in my attempts.. finally got a couple that look acceptable.
I used the HUT Crystal Coat for a finish

 

[kent4Him]

Interesting. Are you glueing the pieces together before you turn or after. I would recommend smaller eye screws. Michaels and Hobby Lobby usually carry them.

 

[mrcook4570]

Stick that purpleheart in a sunny spot for a couple of days.

 

[tnhickoryknot]

very nice work Chuck, I do agree with one of the previous post about using smaller eye screws, but excellent work anyway.

 

[TellicoTurning]

Yeah, I know, but that was all I had in the shop at the time... already sent them to daughters, so can't change them now... went to Lowe's today and got some nice smaller brass one... they'll look better.

I glued the pieces together before I turned them.. used GG and let it set overnight.

The purpleheart will brighten up some when the daughter hangs it on the tree.. I hope.