source for round 2 inch walnut ball?

[Jesse Tutterrow]

My lawyer asked me to shorten his wooden walking stick and to make a 2 inch walnut ball for the top of it. I don't have a lathe. I asked a someone to turn one but getting a perfect round ball is challenging. I found sources for wooden balls but they were made from maple or birch.

Can anyone point me to a source for a 2" walnut ball?

Thanks,

--Jesse

p.s. my lawyer is a perfectionist (desirable in an attorney) and when he says 2 inches he means 2 inches.

[Ari Friedman]

I don't know where you can find a 2" walnut ball, but someone posted a link recently for 2 foot walnut balls :-)

[Gary Herrmann]

Post this on the turning forum. Someone will step up.

[johnny means]

With a little resourcefullness, something that small could easily be turned on a drill.

[Jeff Miller]

Craft store.



JEFF

[Roger Feeley]

How resourceful do you feel? Here is a link for a radius cutting fixture for a Sherline metal lathe.

http://www.sherline.com/2200inst.htm

If you are cutting wood, I see no reason why you can't drill a chunk of walnut for a dowel rod and chuck it up in your drill press.l You could make one of these fixtures out of plywood for a one time deal. Once you get the sphere cut, if you sand carefully, you won't mess up the shape.

[Sam Murdoch]

I'm pretty sure you can buy walnut finials on line that can be modified for your purpose. There are some nice carved things out there if you are willing to go a little on the radical side :).

Here is one at 1-1/2" http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-1-2-DIAMETER-WALNUT-WOOD-BALL-LAMP-HARP-FINIALS-/120484713908?_trksid=p4069.m2059&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3 D1%26asc%3D27%26meid%3D429724832235034202%26pid%3D 100039%26prg%3D1011%26rk%3D1%26#ht_500wt_1167

Here is one in a walnut finish http://thecurtainrodshop.com/product/7278/Belle-of-the-Ball-Finial-Walnut-2Each.aspx

and here is a 2-1/8" solid walnut ball http://www.etsy.com/listing/89249242/wood-ball-walnut-turned-ball?ref=sr_gallery_6&ga_includes%5B%5D=materials&ga_search_query=wood+balls&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery Just a few options?