Does anyone here do wood turning?

[AZ Maverick]

My flying hobby is getting too expensive these days with $6+ gas, so that's why I decided to get into another hobby.
I decided on wood working - specifically wood turning.
I'm 66 and retired, the last time I turned wood was back in high school in '74 - I enjoyed it but that was the last time I turned wood.
I don't have much room in my garage so all the power tools I got were benchtop models.
My first try was a hollow globe Christmas ornament that I just finished.

 

[Dr_Jeff]

I turned several tap handles when I worked on an island in Alaska.

Nothing special, just killing some time and figuring hot how to use a lathe.

 

[Rodent]

I was about to start turning pens, and then life got busy. the Jet mini lathe is still in the shop waiting for its first spin. someday I'll get to it ... someday

 

[AZ Maverick]

I turned several tap handles when I worked on an island in Alaska.

Nothing special, just killing some time and figuring hot how to use a lathe.

Yeah, I just turned a pair of simple tap handles to replace the cheap plastic ones that have been on my kegerator for the last 15 years.
I made one from Walnut for the dark beer keg and one from Alder for the light beer keg.

 

[Sailingeric]

I do some wood turning, it is how I got into woodworking. I have a Nova Comet 2 lathe. I enjoy making pens, pepper grinders, bowls and I have done a few tap handles.

 

[AZ Maverick]

I just finished a segmented fruit bowl.

 

[passedpawn]

I just finished a segmented fruit bowl.

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Work of art there! I'd buy that! [passedpawn runs off to Etsy]

A friend of ours, perhaps 30+ years ago, made us one of those (with matching salad bowls). Turned it himself. I always wondered how it was done, and now I see. We use it exclusively for popcorn.

 

[AZ Maverick]

It's finally warming up enough in the garage to do some more work working.
This time I just used the left-over pieces of wood from the bowl turning project (and bought a bit of Purple Heart wood) and made a cheese serving board. No sense in letting wood scraps go to waste.

Cheese board made from Walnut, Maple, and Purple Heart:

 

[Brewsmith]

I’ve done more than a few tap handles. Then there are the conducting batons, cutting boards, rolling pins, lidded boxes, bowls, serving platters, and pepper grinders. I’ve got a Jet mini lathe. Here’s a few of my projects.