summer solstice piece's

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A rare mid summer day in the workshop for me today :D

here's the starting point- i was sent this wood and have been asked to make 3 bits with it- one tall box-one screw thread box and one square platter/plaque

I asked for one pratice piece per project
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this oak was stained so lent itself to this job perfectly- it was laminated for me by my customer-perfect lamination
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this oak is quarter sawn
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heres the first pratice plaque- mounted on a 6" vac chuck
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this texture was done using the sorby texturing tool
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blow torched the wire brushed
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heres the 2nd plaque- marked out- i cut the radial groves with a 1/16" parting tool then carved the bisecting groves with a v tool
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i blow torched it twice- wire brushing it between burnings!!
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I decided to rough the stripy ebony out and let it settle for a while

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the tall box blank between centres- its about 20" long by 5" square
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unusually for me i decided to mount it in my new gripper jaws on a 4" spigot
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here it is nearly done
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and heres all the bits

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