Turn a tenon on each end to fit your chuck jaws.
Mark the center of the wood and making a parting cut
1” deep.
Round down both ends leaving a shoulder for your
chuck.
Mount onto 2 chucks if you have them. If not, cut
ball in half.
Ball is cut in half.
Measure across the diameter of the wood.
Use 1/8” hard board to make the templates.
Hollow out the first half using the template as a
gauge.
First half is completely hollowed out.
The outer template shows the outer diameter of the
hollow ball.
Finish the inside if desired for later work.
Second half finished inside and is on the tailstock
adapter.
Two halves are glued back together.
Start to bring the tailstock tenon down to cut off.
Cut the tailstock end completely off the ball.
