I made a bottle stopper out of Tulipwood.
My wife liked it and suggested I make some Easter eggs for our two nephews who are also God-children. Never to turn down an authorized trip to the shop, I agreed. First was to get some Tulipwood and cut roughly to length.
Then I chucked it up…
...turned a tenon…
...reversed it…
...roughed the egg shape…
...turned off the end…
...and asked The Boss if the egg in an “egg cup” was acceptable. Well, no. 
I didn’t know how to proceed from there. I put it out and a fellow Jock (I am terribly sorry I forgot who, ‘cause I’d love to credit him) linked me to a site with some rather detailed instructions.
I got a chunk of Southern Yellow Pine…
...and turned a jam chuck.
Here it is toward the end of the process. (I missed the pictures of doing the tenon end removal)
A couple of shots of the finished eggs.
-- Maplewood, MN
11 comments so far
Scott Bryan
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posted 136 days ago
Hi rikkor
This is a very nice project. I am sure that you nephews will appreciate the eggs. And it is always best to do what the Boss says. It makes our lives much easier in the long run.
By the way it does look like your lathe work is coming along nicely. I guess you don’t want me to take it off your hands after all?
This is a nice turning blog too. You did well.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
Karson
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posted 136 days ago
Great eggs. Now to make them hollow and turn threads to screw them together.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com
rikkor
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posted 136 days ago
Geez Karson, you don’t want much from a rookie, do you.
Scott, thanks. I think you’ll have to get your own lathe.
-- Maplewood, MN
DAN
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posted 136 days ago
extra nice posting … I enjoyed reading it very much.
your eggs turned-out cool
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Eric
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posted 136 days ago
Wow, very nice. Thanks for sharing those pics!
-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com
Greg3G
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posted 136 days ago
Great post Rikkor…Love the eggs. I liked the way you took it pretty much step by step. I always forget to bring the camera in the shop with me. When I can find it.
-- Greg - Charles Town, WV
sharad
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posted 136 days ago
A marvelous project. You are so perfect on the lathe. I am dreaming of having a lathe and attempt some projects like yours. Your pictures are very good.
Sharad
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rikkor
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posted 136 days ago
Thanks Sharad, I appreciate the kind comment, but I am a long, long way from perfect on the lathe. The key is that I have fun on it.
-- Maplewood, MN
Nils
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posted 136 days ago
Very nice work. The tulipwood is beautiful. It’s great to see a step-by-step on the process.
-- Nils Davis, Menlo Park, CA
toyguy
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posted 136 days ago
Looks like you are hooked….........I rally must try this turning stuff sometime….
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itsme_timd
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posted 136 days ago
These are great, I love the finish on them. I’m sure the nephews will love the handmade gifts from their uncle , too.
-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA