I know this is a little off the beaten path... I made this yarn bowl (holds a ball of yarn for knitting and feeds it through a hook in the side) by cutting rings of 1/2" thick cherry wood at the scroll saw, with different outside angles. The rings were glued together, and some work with a rasp (well, okay, a lot of work with a rasp!) to smooth it over. Amber shellac and beeswax gave it a nice finish.