Intermediate Woodturning Project: Pierced Ornament - page 3

I chose a piece of bird's eye maple and marked off a rough idea of top and bottom of the ornament to give an idea of needed length.

The length is cut, mounted between centers and

turned round, leaving a tenon for the chuck at either end and a rough tenon on each piece in the center. It has also been partly separated in the center and will later have the two ends cut free on the band saw. Note that this is a regular center in the chuck. A four jaw chuck will hold a tapered center easily, giving you a choice of #1 or #2 Morse taper.

The pieces are separated and the top is mounted in the chuck. The tenon is turned to closely fit

the sphere. The mating surface of the top is undercut to give a good fit.