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What’s on your lathe?

I don't know that I've ever turned any sycamore but that sure is pretty. There's lots of it around here and I just got a sawmill so I can see some 1/4 sawn sycamore in my future. :)

I got lucky, the guy had just emptied his kiln so I was pretty early. He said it goes fast.
 
A bag of pillar candleholders that a customer wants converted into a large chess set. I know there is not enough pieces and the brief is to maintain the same look
 

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Back to some beading and burning.

From the big lathe to the little one.

Boxelder
 

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