With family coming in over the holidays I probably won't be getting much time in front of the lathe. Congratulations a break from my spam of little cherry turnings.
Over all I like this little shroom. I left some tear out, sanding marks on the base and a ring at the top from jam chucking (I think that is the term) that I didn't notice until the flash from my camera showed it up. I apparently need better lighting in the shop now. This vortex really is gonna be expensive . The top is a bit pointier than I might have made it but there was some neat grain showing through as it is now. I picked the grain pattern over the curvature obviously. A mushroom like this done with multiple centers might be on my to-do list. The irregularity in would introduce might fit what a real mushroom looks like.
This oval/egg shape grain line is the one I didn't want to erase if I flattened the top out any more.
Boo for tear out and sanding marks.
Sunken in base for stability