ornament save trick
john lucas
I love to turn punky wood for ornament spheres. Sometimes the little tenon will break off do to either weak wood or if I get too carried away when hollowing and make the top too thin which breaks. This leaves me with a ragged hole in the top. I hate to throw those away so I came up with a way to save them.
I use a hole bit designed to drill clean holes in sheet metal. I simply center it as best I can and then drill a hole until it gets large enough to clear all the torn areas. Works great. You just have to remember to make the top finial larger to cover the hole.
here is a shot of the bit and the ornament I saved.
