NGLJ
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Attached is my first attempt at acrylic staves with a twist. It presented a number of challenges. I cut the staves on the bandsaw and glued up with epoxy. Drilling was the first challenge because the blank kept coming apart along the joins. However, not deterred I finally managed to drill a hole all the way through on the 3rd attempt, following repair work. Turning was interesting because you start with a larger blank, it is a very non-uniform blank and although there is no grain you feel the joints between the staves. When thinking about making the blank I considered putting plastic spacers between the staves but decided not to bother. As you can see it would have been a good idea because it would help to eliminate the glue lines between staves in most places. However, all things considered I was please with the learning exercise. The next one will have plastic spacers.
