Thin goblet from green maple

This is a small goblet that I turned from green Maple, based on the one in Turning Green Wood by Michael O'Donnell. It's about 5 inches tall, and the stem is about 3/16" thick. It was turned green, very thin, and the base was carved and hand-finished to a non-circular shape. The piece is sanded, but unfinished, until I decide whether or not to stain it. The lean is natural, and results from the warping of the wood as it dries. This was oriented end-grain, and the pith is in the goblet, but the center of the goblet was intentionally offset from the pith in order to have robust fibers for the stem.

This was a great exercise in learning to turn delicate objects. It's fun to finish an object the day I start it, and this one especially since it was one of my first endeavors in end-grain turning.