I've found another wood I love to turn! Red Gum HF with Blackwood pedestal and collar/ finial. 5 1/2" diameter by 13" tall. Finished with a coat of Antique oil then several coats of wet sanded lacquer.
Very nice Travis! I have never turned any red gum, mainly because it doesn't grow around here. How was it for cutting, and then sanding with all those holes in it?
Yes Stu, it's an Aussie wood. It's pretty doggone hard, but cuts nicely. Bill, it didn't present any problems. Most of the holes were filled with hardened resin that dropped out when I got it hollowed. It was a pain brushing the powdered residue, from wet sanding the lacquer, out of the holes with a toothbrush however!
Here's a couple more shots.
an aside: when wet sanding i have found if i use a little paraffin oil, any residue left behind blends better, and because it doesn't evaporate it is easier to clean the slurry off.