Thanks Guy's,
It certainly turned out better than I'd at first, thought it might.
I did not say in the introduction, the wall thickness is around 3mm (1/8”). Which was ‘fun’ as a lot of the edge turning was air. The variable speed of the new lathe certainly makes a big difference.
Surprisingly the Bark is very firmly attached and I did not have to use CA to hold it in place. (I did knock a bit and reglue it, but that was carelessness after it came off the lathe). However I’ll watch it as it dries just to be sure it holds.
It's only sanded to 180, so not super smooth and shiny, I thought that would look wrong.
As for a finish, I did not want anything thqat would leave a shine or gloss. My first though was Lemon Oil for a natural but matt finish but it takes so long of the smell to go! But as it was still green it had to be an Oil, so I used the DO and wiped on a very thin coat left it for a couple of days.
Remounted it against a block of insulating foam and returned and flattened the foot followed by a second light wipe with DO.
