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This was a very fun little project, the first one of its kind I've attempted. Sycamore body, zebrawood lid, purpleheart handle.
Just about everything went smoothly, which is a rarity as I'm learning.
This is a familiar part of the learning curve - I'm to the point where I have started to slow down and enjoy the process, knowing it's going to come out OK instead of rushing to minimize my time to screw it up.
I really enjoy turning an ugly hunk of wood into a... less ugly, useful piece of wood?
This piece of honey locust gave me fits, with its cracks, voids, and punky composition. At one point the tenon even snapped, causing me to make it a little shorter than originally intended.
Today I rough-turned an oddly shaped apple blank. I love how the wood looks, and hope that it doesn't crack too much more as it sits in a bag of shavings to dry slowly over the next few months. Fingers crossed!
This week I tried making my first large, natural edge bowl on the lathe.
Perfect? Heck no.
Fun? Heck yes.
This little device, the PCPanel Mini, is great. I have it setup on my Windows PC to independently control the volume of music (Pandora), browsers, and the entire system.
I'm not sure what to setup the 4th dial for, yet. Possibly for muting/unmuting the microphone or for Teams in general.
https://www.getpcpanel.com/product-page/pcpanel-mini
Great overview view of it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuDBBnTkO6Q&t=18s
It's been a bit of a slow day - took the Christmas lights off the house and have been juggling the ripping if 15 seasons of a TV show to get on plex.
BUT, I did get a chance to tinker on the lathe briefly and let my daughter color a top.
My second one - the fit is much better on the lid the time. Black locust as before.
Will post a video next (can't do photos and a video at the same time, apparently) showing how black locust changes color when the viewing angle changes.
I think we're going to use the small one in the kitchen for salt. No idea what to do with the larger one.
I've now had a lathe for one year, and have been eyeing these kinds of boxes since. Last night I tossed on youtube and a chunk of black locust and gave it a shot.
The lid isn't a tight friction fit like it was supposed to be, but it has a satisfying air cushion as the lid settles. I can't wait to try it again.
