Another day, another couple of small pieces off the lathe.

Yes, I made another toothpick holder today. LOL.

This time, though, I used a 1/2-inch drill bit and chucked it into my drill without a battery. Then I turned the lathe back on and used the drill to feed the bit into the end of the stock.

After that, I modified one of the weird chisels that were in the cheap set to be a side scraper and used that to widen the hole some. It was quite satisfying to do it that way. Then I wrapped a smaller bit in sandpaper and cleaned up the inside of the hole. However, the squatty one I did the other day is still my favorite for its shape overall.

The little Christmas tree was a result of looking online for ideas for small stuff. With the holidays coming, I thought it was a good idea. It was supposed to be about 3/4 to 1 inch taller, but a bad catch caused the plan to change. LOL.

I also had some time to set up a bunch of other blanks so that I can just pop those in and get to work. Just hopefully, the next tree I try to make, I don't get another nasty catch.

# Thanksgiving suggestions: if anyone has suggestions for Thanksgiving-related turnings, I'd greatly appreciate ideas. I've been searching for images but haven't found anything that seems to work for the idea.