Pet Urn continued-closing the bottom of the urn

Hi Everyone,

I've enclosed the urn with a small piece of hard maple. Here it is on the lathe ready to be turned:

And here it is almost finished. I plan to lightly sand both the bottom and body of the urn again and then apply a coat of polyurethane to both:

Here it is, upside down inside my home and attached to the Nova chuck. Once it's dry and that shouldn't take too long as it's hot here today, I'll put it back on the lathe and apply another coat of poly:

In a day or two when the finish is fully applied to the body and the lid, I'll epoxy the brass fitting in place and then it will be finished.

Stay tuned,
VW