A Boat-load of Accessories

One of the most distinctive items that adorn the Orca is the set of shark jaws. Since I couldn't find a small shark swimming around Los Angeles I was forced to sculpt a set. Scuptey has a "hard" version that I hadn't used before but I thought it would be perfect for something like this.

And now for the boat-load of stuff...

Unimat

I have to start by saying that I am no expert at using a lathe. Actually, I don't really know how to use one but I'm enjoying learning. I wanted to find something to do small parts and after searching the internet I found what I was looking for. It's called the Unimat 1 and it's made in Austria by The Cool Tool (http://www.thecooltool.com/). They have alot of different miniature tools but they're a little hard to get in the states. Although, I did find that Sherline does sell some of their products(http://www.sherline.com/).

Just to go off topic for a moment if you go over to Sherline's site you can have a look at their online museum (http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/). This is by far the greatest collection of miniatures I have seen. The work displayed there is simply breath taking.

Ok, back to the lathe. On the boat there are a couple of baseball bats (actually clubs) so I thought this would be a great opportunity to try out the lathe. It took some patience but I think it came out pretty good.