Making the sphere

To create the sphere for my final piece I used a piece of wood that consisted of many sheets wood glued on top of each other, I then set this up in the lathe. Using a file I then slowly carved out a sphere  while it spun around. Once it was symmetrical all the way around, I used a smaller file to carve away each end of the wood leaving just the sphere. I also used different coarse grade sandpaper to smooth the sphere and create a neat finish. I then coated it in wax so it had a shiny finish. I am very happy with the sphere as for a first attempt it was more symmetrical than a factory bought one. I would have liked to make another bigger one to use for my final piece however, time constrained this so I used my sample piece.