Woodturning the 8 Ball

I have woodturned an 8 ball from a chunk of walnut that has been kicking around the shop for about a decade. I first turned a sphere from the walnut. I originally was thinking of making it into a Death Star but then we came up with the idea of making it into an 8 ball. I cut the white of the 8 into the walnut sphere on a CNC router. A large part of this project was figuring out how to hold the sphere on the CNC table securely. Then I cut the white of the 8 from a piece of maple to fit into the sphere. I then continued turning the sphere and made the 8 flush with the surface. I used walnut oil for the finish.

Some of the tools used in this project

CNC: http://www.cncrouterparts.com
wood turning tools: http://carterandsontoolworks.com/

Walnut Oil: http://amzn.to/2BRqONH
Cantilever Clamps: http://amzn.to/1TJmAFx
Milwaukee Small Angle Grinder: http://amzn.to/2p0G16h
Milwaukee Close Quarter Drill: http://amzn.to/1sj7bGj
Milwaukee 18-volt Compact Drill: http://amzn.to/1sj855F
Whiteside Spiral Bit with Up Cut Solid Carbide 1/2-Inch Diameter: http://amzn.to/1TJmHRj
Whiteside Router Bits Compression 1/4-Inch: http://amzn.to/2pV9ouk
Oshlun 8-1/2-Inch Negative Hook Finishing ATB Saw Blade :http://amzn.to/1TJmTQJ
FastCap Glu-Bot Glue Bottle: http://amzn.to/1TJn0vq
3M Peltor H10A Optime 105 Earmuff: http://amzn.to/1sj80iw
3M Reusable Respirator: http://amzn.to/2cGwyPL
3M Particulate Filter P100: http://amzn.to/2bYwhaK

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