Box on my porch!

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Re: Box on my porch!

#121 Post by Carpdaddy »

Glued and clamped.
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Re: Box on my porch!

#122 Post by Carpdaddy »

Super glue sets fast so I got to get busy with my cheese grater.
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#123 Post by Carpdaddy »

And I am now one step closer to complete.
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#124 Post by Captainkirk »

Nice work. Fast, too!
Aim small, miss small!

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Re: Box on my porch!

#125 Post by Carpdaddy »

Not all of it moves fast. Last night I worked five straight hours on the bow and you can hardly tell anything that I did. I'll try to show with some close ups.
First I reduced tip size and sanded fades.
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#126 Post by Carpdaddy »

Then a while on sanding down overlay fades.
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#127 Post by Carpdaddy »

More shaping and filing to get the hand fit I want.
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Re: Box on my porch!

#128 Post by Carpdaddy »

More ugly stuff to work on.
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#129 Post by Carpdaddy »

Lots of sanding to do, stuff you can't see without close up pictures.
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#130 Post by Carpdaddy »

Lots of sanding done. Even the glass must be sanded down with 220 grit sandpaper.
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