Darning Mushroom

This was a fairly quick and simple turning job I did following a request from my other half. It's a darning mushroom, used for holding fabric taut while darning holes.

The wood is sweet chestnut; it was made out of a (cut up) single piece of wood but turned in two halves, with the head being oriented in the way you would turn a bowl and the shaft being turned as a spindle. I'd planned to glue the two halves together, but I managed to turn the spigot on the shaft to be a very good fit in the head (it went in with a bit of hand persuasion most of the way, leaving about a 1 mm gap which was closed up with a light mallet tap). I haven't applied any finish as I didn't want to risk anything transferring to the clothes my other half will use it on and I didn't think it really needed it.

I am a hobbyist metalworker and woodworker. I work as an electronic design engineer and spend most of my working days in front of a computer so I enjoy having the opportunity to use my hands and make things in my spare time. I particularly enjoy making tools as I can then use them on other projects. This website showcases some of the things I've made.

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