Just before Christmas I tried turning a bangle. It was my first try and it came out looking pretty good. The wood is Myrtle and the wrist is my daughters. The inside size was actually close to a good size, while it was a ¼ large for her, it fit 80% of the ladies that tried it. Way to small for me. Unfortunately, there was a crack in the block I turned that I did not notice, which became a split across the bangle. I couldn't get the super glue to hold, so while trying to get the glue in the bangle became two half pieces. I'll try again as it was fun and fairly simple.

Next up is an inside-out ornament I turned using Myrtle again. This is larger than I really like, but I was able to hang a small decoration on the inside which I think is what made it so popular. Each of the 4 pieces was 1 inch square instead of the typical ;frac34; inch.


Enjoy, and be careful of the splinters.
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