Since the lathe has been set up, I’ve been itching to attempt turning toy tops. After having my burl explode, I decided to try something small and happy. I used a bit of maple wood and secured it in my four jaw chuck with the jaw flipped around, and used my new roughing gouge to get rounded, then refined with my old skew chisel. I made little bumps because they made me happy. Making the stem made me nervous and I didn’t get it as thin as I wanted, but it spins!

Then, because why not, I painted the bumps with acrylic paint so that when it spins, there is a gradient.

I finished the top with several coats of tung oil.