Thanks for the compliment Dragsix. One of my neighbors is a big fan of vintage auto racing and several years ago he took me to one of those vintage race meets. There I saw a huge variety of race cars, some over 100 years old. I was struck by the beauty of the engine turned metal parts on some of them and set out to learn how to do it.
There is a lot of "how to" information online and I tried several of the recommended techniques. The one that worked for me was using Cratex abrasive rods spun in my drill press and milling machine at about 1000 RPM. There is an infinite variety of patterns available to be made by engine turning depending on the diameter of the abrasive used and the "X" and "Y" offset between rows.
Here are a couple of other examples on my roadster, the top of the air cleaner housing and the home made cold air intake plenum and the metal support where the steering column passes through the firewall.
I got so into it for a time that people were teasing my wife about being an "Engine turning widow".
