How to make a vintage trompo spinning top - woodturning

 

Tools and materials I propose:

Lathe

Buffing kit

Wood turning tools set

Chuck kit

Tormek T8 Sharpening System

Tormek Woodturner’s Kit

Wire Burning Kit

In this video I make a string powered spinning top called trompo out of beech wood.

I begun by mounting the piece between centres on the lathe and turned it true with a roughing gouge. 

I then used the skew to create a tenon for the chuck. 

Then I shaped my top using mostly the skew. 

I also added three decorative lines with the wire burning tool. 

I then drilled a hole and added a nail on one end of the top. 

Then I used a file to shape the tip. 

Next I parted the top off the lathe.

I polished the top on my buffing kit with carnauba wax. 

I made this top as a decorative piece. You can find several YouTube videos on line on how to spin this top. 

I am really happy with the way my top came out. But that was it, see you soon with a new project video. 

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