plantman
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:hammer::hammer: How do you build a castle ?? Simple, you just put one block on top of the other, right?? Well, this being the first castle I have tried to build, I found that there is a little more to it than that !!! I have gained a LOT of respect for those of you that can put these things together perfectly. It takes a lot of pre-planing and prep work before you can stack the blocks one on top of the other, not to mention the precession needed to cut the blocks. My hat is off to anyone that does segmented pens, and thank you for the instructions to do so !! My attempt is far from perfect, but is was quite a learning experience along the way. I managed to build several jigs, buy a new blank holding vice, and retuned my band saw. All needed to achieve uniform cuts and drilling. My castle is built on a PSI Funline Pen kit in a Satin Gold finish. The woods are African Ziricote and Yellow Canary Wood with a Molten Bronze center ring Finished in CA. Yes the top barrel is smaller than the bottom. This gave more detail to the turret and added balance to the pen that is now 3/4 " longer on top. Give it your best shot !! good, bad, or whatever. At 69, it's hard to learn new tricks !! The hands don't always do what the mind wants them to. Pease !! Jim S