Material

Pine or poplar, 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" x 5".

Exercise

To turn a ball 3 inches in diameter.

Turn the material to the form shown in Fig. 98, making the two principal dimensions, those of length and diameter, to be 3 inches. Next, with the skew chisel cut it to the form shown in Fig. 101, keeping the proper dimension by frequent use of the calipers.

Turn the ends as small as possible, and then varnish and polish it, and, when this is done, remove it from the lathe and cut off the ends with a knife, taking care to preserve the spherical outline. Next, varnish the ends.