First attempt at an egg

[Boysie]

I'm new to turning, so I'm pretty pleased with my first attempt at an egg.

Wood is a mystery pine bed post that was abandoned in the alley by a neighbour.

I will freely admit to doing plenty of sanding. :roll:

 

[Robbo3]

Very good. Nobody can see how you achieved the end result so it doesn't matter.
As you progress you'll be able to start sanding with a higher grit.
I use firewood to practice on.

 

[Lazurus]

Eggs are a great practice piece as to get a good egg shape is surprisingly difficult. Try using it for skew practice. They are also good missiles when it all goes wrong.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Many moons ago I used to use firewood to turn balls to take to the beach for the dogs - good practice, they didn't chip the dog's teeth like stones and they floated in the water.

 

[Stanleymonkey]

Looks good - was is frustrating to turn or a good experience?

There is a a dead straight line through it - was the bed post wood laminated out of smaller pieces?

 

[SVB]

Well done- as said above, an egg is a hard item to get ‘right’ even though if you look at a dozen eggs in a box they’re all different!

Apart from being good practice, it is a good ‘warm up’ item to save scrap wood for as gets you ‘in the zone’ very quickly when you get into the workshop.

Thanks for posting,

Simon