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Roughing out a blank
The block is turned
to a cylinder while it is spinning at about 2000 rpm and held
between the headstock of the lathe (the left side that is powered by
the motor) and the tail stock (the right side).
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Rough shaping
Then, the fun begins! Using gouges and
skew chisels, I shape the wine bottle stopper. |
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Final Shaping
When I am satisfied
with the shape, the piece is sanded, while spinning, with
increasingly finer grits of sandpaper until it is as smooth as a
baby’s behind. |
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Polishing
Then, a fast-drying,
high gloss shellac
and wax finish is applied, again while
the stopper is spinning at 2000 rpm.
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Finished on the lathe
The shaped and finished wood is removed from the lathe and the dowel
and silicon stopper are glued into the hole previously drilled.
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Block of wood to
finished product!
Voila! Finished! |
