Cookie Jar Lid

Red Top Tom found this huge jar in the desert and he asked me if I would make a lid for it for his wife to use it as a cookie jar. I wanted to try out my wedge sled with  9  40 degree wedges to make a complete circle. All the wedges were real close  to 40 degrees 
and I had to tweak the last one with shims on the sled to make it fit perfectly!!

The lid is 9 3/4" in diameter and about 1 1/2" thick with the handle. I'm not sure what species that red wood is but it was cracked everywhere  and turned real easily. It is a heavy wood and I used up an 8ft board just to get nine pretty clear wedges. I had 5 scrap test pieces!!
It is finished with EEE and Shellawax. Tom will get it tomorrow !
Cheers, Jim