This was my first ever attempt at turning spalted beech 7 years ago.
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I was never happy with it for many reasons particularly the fact that overnight it went from round to oval (over a 1/4" out) & I`d bought the blank supposedly fully seasoned, I`ve certainly learnt a few things since then
![Cheesy :D](https://www.awgb.co.uk/awgbforum/Smileys/classic/cheesy.gif)
The last 2 months have seen a major reshuffle in the workshop with the need to accommodate new machines, whilst moving gear round I found this bowl full of nuts n bolts & rather than throw it in the fire pile I put it to one side till I had time to see if i could re-turn it.
Last night I gave it a go, I mounted it in cole jaws & cut a shallow socket.
![](http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/Doug-B/005-25_zps519893ff.jpg)
You can see not all the buttons were touching due to its shape & at this point I thought I may be wasting my time.
![Sad :(](https://www.awgb.co.uk/awgbforum/Smileys/classic/sad.gif)
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Fortunately I managed to get a clean cut all round before running out of wood & whilst it wont win any prizes for design the finished article is far more pleasing than the original
![Smiley :)](https://www.awgb.co.uk/awgbforum/Smileys/classic/smiley.gif)
![](http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/Doug-B/ST200F/001-9_zps59277daa.jpg)
Cheers.