Well, Arch I made one of your whatchamacallits. Here is my approach:
- On the jointer I made a 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 and cut to about 8 inches in length.
- marked and ripped it down the center.
- glued the smooth sides together only putting glue on the outer 2 inches of each end. This got me back to a 4 x 4 +
- Turned it round between centers then turned a spigot on the headstock end.
- marked a 4 inch section in the middle and turned double cones using the spigot chuck and tail center.
- Finished the outer end first, then held it in a reverse cone center while I finished the inner cone tip.
- The double cone came into two halves. Rotated one half on the other and glued & clamped them together.
- Grinned!
I still can't remember what you call it, but my wife called it CUTE.