Project idea: making trees for a centerpiece that I'm planning for Christmas.

So I came up with this while trying out this tree style. I tapered the bottom so it can fit into a hole in a little scene that I'll be carving with my angle grinder.

I accidentally cut the tree off early and had to finish it, so I drilled the base and angled the drill as it was spinning to make a tapered hole. Then I was able to finish the tree easily, and it worked exceptionally well.

I'm going to make a few other styles to go into the coming project base. And I'll turn a little cabin to go on the base as well. I think it'll make a cool centerpiece for the table this season. If it works well, I'll make a few of them and send them to family.

Finish is shellac that's been sanded out after the first coat, then coated again. The shellac dries so fast it really makes for an easy finish for pieces.