This week's turn & burn - pencil cup

[Steve Busey]

Turned a piece of cherry from a block, and it started looking like a pencil holder, so that's what it became. After a lot of experimentation with the aspect ratio (since the ends are a different diameter than the center), I engraved a St Thomas map on it, since that's where I met LOML 30ish years ago. Thanks for looking.

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[Rodne Gold]

They wood make nice salt and pepper cellars.. :) Great work.

[Keith Outten]

Steve,

Very nice, is the finish BLO, satin laquer, ?
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[Dee Gallo]

Beautiful piece of wood, I love the way the grain makes the contours on the map - you did a great job, the shape is very cool with the two fatter ends, thanks for sharing!

cheers, dee

[Steve Busey]

Very nice, is the finish BLO, satin laquer, ?

BLO, WTF (General's "Wood Turners Finish") and buffed.

[Greg Bednar]

Those look like very fine pieces of work. Very nice!

[Chuck Stone]

Looking good! I saw those over on IAP too.
in the thumbnails, it almost looks like a live edge turning that
happens to be shaped like the island!

[Glenn Freer]

Very nice work!