First Knight

Before getting to the knights, I first finished the rest of the pieces, with the completion of the Cherry Queen.

Here are all the pieces except the knights.


Then using some scrap I made a "practice" knight. This requires an "offset turning" technique which I have never tried before. It turned out ok, but I made some mistakes. I will make 1 more practice piece without applying finish to get the "kinks" out. Remember, this is LATHE work, not a carving, so it is a "stylized" piece...not a horse. Just think of how Picasso might have drawn a horse. The curve of the "neck" comes from the offset turning.


And finally, one of EACH style of piece.