Peter Brown's ShopTime

A Himalayan salt block, turned into a unique bracelet! The process was a pretty nerve racking but I think the end result was well worth the effort!

Turned from a scrap walnut piece. A very simple turning that has become a dead useful item for the wife. Wonder if there could be any profit in it... hummm

How I turned this. First I cut a 3 x 3 x 1.5 block of walnut. Mounted between centers, and roughed out the shape of the outside. I then used a 1/4 gouge to free the ring from the block. I then mounted that roughed ring on the outside of chuck and shaped and finished the outside. I then mounted the bracelet on inside of the chuck and smoothed and finished the inside. I then re-mounted on the outside sanded and finished took about 60 minutes. This is the dumbest method EVER. Don't do it. Get a 2/12 forstner bit to drill out the inside radius. mount the thing on the chuck once for the inside, then once for the outside. 20 minutes top.

These are a blast to make. So super simple! I found a local shop that sells the necklaces for $2.50, add the .04 cents for a 1/2 slice of wood for making the pendant and my $12.00 price tag is looking like a pretty good profit margin. Yeah capitalism! Here's the how-to I used, though I simplified it slightly, As a tend do.