A bandit took my diamonds

SteveJ · 2026-02-17T16:55:05-0500

I like the bandit kit from exotics since it challenges me to do something special with the center band. After putting diamonds in the band and on the finial I decided the barrels needed them as well.

All the cuts were made on the laser.

The finial is a little disappointing with the variation in the color.

JohnU · 2026-02-17T17:03:34-0500

Challenge you it did… and you succeeded!
The band It is one of my favs for that exact reason. Beautiful execution!

bugradx2 · 2026-02-17T17:11:57-0500

That's amazing! Nice work!

Jim15 · 2026-02-17T18:14:35-0500

Awesome work.

mark james · 2026-02-17T19:48:06-0500

Well done, Steve! All looks great, but I really like the top finial. The center band is great. I love what you are doing.

KenB259 · 2026-02-17T20:27:52-0500

You nailed it. Great work.

Dalecamino · 2026-02-17T20:41:24-0500

That is excellent Steve!

Dieseldoc · 2026-02-17T20:44:29-0500

Steve a winner for sure, awesome work.

LouCee · 2026-02-17T20:58:20-0500

Looks great, very nice work!

SteveJ · 2026-02-17T21:01:11-0500

mark james said:
Well done, Steve! All looks great, but I really like the top finial. The center band is great. I love what you are doing.

The finials are always a nice touch. I'm surprised that more people don't do them. I've found the hardest part is punching out the existing finial!

sorcerertd · 2026-02-17T23:54:58-0500

Nice! That's a lot of diamonds. Looks like a lot of very well done work.

A bandit took my diamonds

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