"Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott" wrote:

....I've not had too much success w/ the end mill in wood, personally so
have pretty much abandoned...perhaps there are others more suited
now...the high rpm of the router would worry me...you can, obviously,
try it first, of course...

If, otoh, it does the job in a scrap piece, then seems easiest...

But, you really ought to tell significant other you simply must have
that lathe in order to finish...