Origin: South Auckland Woodturners Guild
Head
Start with a blank of lightweight wood 150 square by 110mm thick. This can be held as a square in a large chuck, or on a faceplate with wide-spaced screws, or by a chick in a drilled dovetail.
Flatten the face that is to be the underside. Make a dovetail to fit a 25mm chuck by 15mm deep. This will also be the dovetail to fit the shaft of the wig stand. Or you may drill an additional hole to remount this on a long screw chuck. Or you may cut a spigot around the 25mm hole. Sand and finish this underside.
Base
Start with a block of heavy wood about 160mm square and 50mm thick. Mount this on a screw chuck or use a shallow drilled dovetail. Flatten the bottom (not concave) and make a shallow dovetail to fit a 50mm chuck. Finish this surface now if the chuck dovetail is not being removed as detailed below.
Turn the wood over and remount on a chuck using the dovetail. Round the wood off. Make the very top of the curve into a flat or slight concave where the shaft will fit. Make a dovetail to fit a 25mm chuck by 15mm deep. This will also be the dovetail to fit the shaft of the wig stand. You may add beads and decoration to this surface. Sand and finish.
You may now declare the base to be “finished” or turn the wood over and remount on a 25mm chuck or jam chuck. Cut the bottom to a slight concave to remove
Shaft
Start with a piece at least 240mm long and about 40mm square. Place it between centers. Make a 25mm diameter by 14mm long spigot on each end. Turn the remainder to a shape of your choice.
