Alex Reid
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Just finished this set of tops and a plate to spin them on. The plate is 42cm diameter done in bubinga. The tops are maple, ebony and bubinga. It was a fun little project and even more fun to play with. I did the plate with a concave surface so the tops gravitate to the center. That way we can have dog fights. Oh and if you put a flat surface on the tip of the spinning top they walk around, which is quite fun too.
The plate came from this chunk of bubinga. Normally a nice wood to work but this one was honeycombed with dry rot. I had to use CA glue to keep it together in places while turning.
I had to true it up several times as the wood moved over the couple of weeks it was on the chuck.
The finished set.
The plate came from this chunk of bubinga. Normally a nice wood to work but this one was honeycombed with dry rot. I had to use CA glue to keep it together in places while turning.
I had to true it up several times as the wood moved over the couple of weeks it was on the chuck.
The finished set.