Woodturning the 8 Ball

I have woodturned an 8 ball from a chunk of walnut that has been kicking around the shop for about a decade. I first turned a sphere from the walnut. I originally was thinking of making it into a Death Star but then we came up with the idea of making it into an 8 ball. I cut the white of the 8 into the walnut sphere on a CNC router. A large part of this project was figuring out how to hold the sphere on the CNC table securely. Then I cut the white of the 8 from a piece of maple to fit into the sphere. I then continued turning the sphere and made the 8 flush with the surface. I used walnut oil for the finish. Some of the tools used in this project CNC: http://www.cncrouterparts.com wood turning tools: http://carterandsontoolworks.com/ Walnut Oil: http://amzn.to/2BRqONH Cantilever Clamps: http://amzn.to/1TJmAFx Milwaukee Small Angle Grinder: http://amzn.to/2p0G16h Milwaukee Close Quarter Drill: http://amzn.to/1sj7bGj Milwaukee 18-volt Compact Drill: http://amzn.to/1sj855F Whiteside Spiral Bit with Up Cut Solid Carbide 1/2-Inch Diameter: http://amzn.to/1TJmHRj Whiteside Router Bits Compression 1/4-Inch: http://amzn.to/2pV9ouk Oshlun 8-1/2-Inch Negative Hook Finishing ATB Saw Blade :http://amzn.to/1TJmTQJ FastCap Glu-Bot Glue Bottle: http://amzn.to/1TJn0vq 3M Peltor H10A Optime 105 Earmuff: http://amzn.to/1sj80iw 3M Reusable Respirator: http://amzn.to/2cGwyPL 3M Particulate Filter P100: http://amzn.to/2bYwhaK To see upcoming projects follow me on social media Instagram   / frank.howarth   Twitter   / frankhowarth   Facebook   / frankmakes   G+ https://plus.google.com/+frankhowarth