What did you turn for your Valentine?

[Jess Wetherhold]

Well, as always Valentine's Day crept up and I was left with about 5 hrs to come up with something. It isn't the lidded box that I had planned on but my sweety did pick out the wood a few months back. It is Rosewood with a small turquoise inlaid dot in the center. I wanted to inlay a heart but that wasn't going to happen with the time that I had. It is about 6" across and finished with EEE, BLO & Mylands friction polish.
So...what did you turn your Valentine?
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[Bob Feeser]

Jess,
How did you get that finish. It looks incredible. I'd appreciate knowing. What is the E finish, and others. I know BLO is Boiled Linseed Oil. I am sure others want to know as well.
Bob

[Jess Wetherhold]

The EEE is from Shellwax and is pretty much a sanding compound. I sand to 400 and then apply EEE and the friction takes the piece about 5 times whatever grit you stop with. Ex- 400 will then be 2,000 , 1000 will be 5,000.
Love the stuff. The BLO was and experiment before I applied the Myland's friction polish. I really like it though.

[Michael Anthony]

Jess that finish looks like its a mile deep, absolutely beautiful man, makes me want to go out and buy a lathe, then it would take me about twenty years to get where your at.:)P.S. Valentines Day is just around the corner again!!!

[Jess Wetherhold]

Yes, it is :eek: I will have to come up with something. I am thinking of another lidded box. I am very open to ideas.

[Michael Anthony]

Jess, How about this?

[Michael Anthony]

OOPs the pattern is inverted and needs to be turned 90% to the right, I will try that again

[Michael Anthony]

OK lets try that again Except I dont know what to do with the wing tip

[Jess Wetherhold]

Ugh, I can't turn that :)

[J-ROD]

sure you can. anything is possible. I'm finally getting my hand on a lathe. I'm buying a Jet off craigslist and it comes with a sweet nova chuck!!!!!! :D :D :D I'm stoked.

[Jess Wetherhold]

I love my supernova II :)

[J-ROD]

well actually it was a vicmarc chuck but it's alright. And the lathe is a JWL1236. It's good enough for me. If I need a lathe with more power I'll use the PM90 at my high school.

[Jess Wetherhold]

There ya go

[J-ROD]

Ya. so how's the turning been going for you? lots of bottle stoppers and bowls?