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In spindle turning, where the grain of the wood runs along the object, there are two basic shapes - cove and bead.  There is also the half bead, which is a bead with only one side of it made.  The shapes are shown in the picture below.

Length of pine showing the basic shapes in spindle turning - Cove, Bead and Half Bead