Pendant, my new adventure, the making of a pendant on the lathe, using an offset.

This glue up was made by my son Maurier Merchant for some dug-outs, I believe. So I thought I would start with it, because of the wood that was used. Zebrawood and Rosewood. It only measures 1-1/4" in dia. The are placed at random. 1/4" drill bit.

Here is a view as it is mounted on a small chuck. Due to the size, (small) the offset was not quite what I was looking for.

Mounting in off set hole.

Parting off

A good shot before offset.

My first attempt at offset hole.

Here is one that I added a small bit of Turquoise.

Tiger Caspi.

Drilling with 1/16" bit

I cut it down to a more manageable size.

Art My Mind Likes

This piece measures about 2-1/4"

They are listed in order of completion, you can see my progression. All in about 5 hours give or take, mostly give.

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