Progress Thursday

I apologize for the gap in entries, but the holiday weekend and a case of strep throat have kept me away from my blog. However on Thursday I started my bat! (Finally) I got the edges all rounded off of my square blank and put it on the lathe and began turning. I got the entire thing rounded and will be ready to start my first  cuts as soon as I can get on the lathe. Because it has been so difficult to find time to work on the lathe, Mr. Cowell and I are planning on staying after school pretty late one day in order to get a large portion of the work done. Here are some progress pictures of what I accomplished on Thursday. 

Before

After