Learning the Turning #21

Huon Pine

The tree made this, not me.  I intend to remember that.

I carved this tribute to a Huon Pine out of the skeleton of a living creature.

That said, I will be sad when I can no longer source turning blanks out of this timber...

This was a fairly smooth cut, sanded in 8 grades from 80 to 1200.  

At 80, you're still shaping it.  After 600, you're just adding a bit of gloss.

Wax finish, applied while turning and melted in by burnishing with Huon Pine shavings from turning this bowl.

When I get my Etsy shop up (soon) I will be selling little bags of the shavings too.  I've seen this before, as Huon Pine is a natural insect repellent.