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This is the whole batch of walnut tops I've done so far, sans the ones I've given to friends. Varying degrees of complexity and detail, mostly as I started getting used to how the walnut turned and finished under the carbides. All are un-stained, just with a clear friction polish and wire-burned details. About halfway through the batch I made myself a second wire burner, using a finer gauge (28-gauge) wire, to let me use a couple different size details. Overall I'm quite happy with the effect, although it appears that I have to replace the steel wire about every half-dozen tops, it wears and snaps much more quickly than the old 19-gauge one. Totally worth it, though, given that it takes perhaps 90 seconds to replace the wire, with a total cost of about four cents.

I'm having a lot of fun with this lathe, I really should have gotten into it earlier!

Description
This is the whole batch of walnut tops I've done so far, sans the ones I've given to friends. Varying degrees of complexity and detail, mostly as I started getting used to how the walnut turned and finished under the carbides. All are un-stained, just with a clear friction polish and wire-burned details. About halfway through the batch I made myself a second wire burner, using a finer gauge (28-gauge) wire, to let me use a couple different size details. Overall I'm quite happy with the effect, although it appears that I have to replace the steel wire about every half-dozen tops, it wears and snaps much more quickly than the old 19-gauge one. Totally worth it, though, given that it takes perhaps 90 seconds to replace the wire, with a total cost of about four cents.

I'm having a lot of fun with this lathe, I really should have gotten into it earlier!