Wood turning

While most of the time I talk about my hobbies here, I wanted to talk about one of my husband's hobbies today.  He let me in on it, and it was a ton of fun!  He does wood turning.  He has turned pens, bottle stoppers, magnets, bowls, candle stands, and more.

Two bowls my husband turned

I have been watching, listening, admiring, and using his handiwork over the last year or so that he has been doing this, but this past week I got a special treat - he showed me how to do it!

Me turning!

Now, let me preface this by saying he showed me how to do it after he had already worked out all the kinks.  He had the right jigs, tools, setup, and more for me to just hop right in (literally I hopped onto a footstool to turn this because he has it all set up for him, much taller than me!) and look like a pro - even though I certainly wouldn't have without all of his help (he did turn a few of the harder parts for me, and took care of the silicone end gluing) and gentle guidance!  

Starting to add shape to the piece

I made a wine bottle stopper, and I couldn't be more pleased with the outcome.

The end product

Now to show it off every time I have company over!