Thanks for the compliments.
Ray, it takes around an hour or so to build a blank.
Here are a few pictures to show I how to do it.
Sand a bevel on a piece a couple of inches long.
Glue on a piece with CA glue
Remove waste
Disk sand and attach next piece.
Remove waste again.
Keep rotating the blank and adding pieces until you have enough for your blank.
Hope this helps if anyone has any question I would be glad to help.
Mike