This is an Elm wood cup I made as a test: I've not used this kind of wood before and I wanted to see how it worked with my lathe tools, what the color and grain looked like and how it finishes before I commit to working on a larger piece of this wood. The cup measures 2 inches high and 2.5 inches in diameter. I found that this is excellent wood for turning: it's very dense, very hard, with lovely coloring and grain. Tough on my tools, dulling them quickly. This was wet sanded with orange oil/beeswax up to a grit of 400, then burnished with wood shavings. Final finish was 2 coats of Danish oil. I'm looking forward to working some more of this wood.
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