I had a chunk of squared off 8/4 by 8/4 by 8" maple sitting around from cutting down some squared stock to fit it in my car, so I figured that I would play around with it. I didn't hollow out the center because I am still waiting on my bowl gauge, but it was fun to make. One of my first pieces since getting my lathe, definitely getting a better feel for things, maybe once I turn a few hundred more pieces I will understand what it takes to make the items that I am seeing here. The piece is unfinished as it was just a "see if I can do this" piece, sanded it to 320 and called it good enough for a practice item.
I bought my lathe and turning tools when I went to a barn to buy other tools and bought it thinking it might be fun to have, if not I'd just sell it. Guess that those impulse buys are worth it sometimes.
FWIW, the glass is symmetrical, I just took a quick picture with my cell phone and had it at an angle. As I'm just starting out, any comments and criticism are welcome and appreciated.