Fangar
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Ok, I must confess: I turned a blank of Wenge today. That is one of the woods for me that takes a lot of effort to get right do to its very splintery grain patterns, and tendancy to open a new grain pocket as soon as you san out the next. Anyway, I turned a fantastic looking Big Ben Cigar out of it today. I can't believe how perfect I got the grain. How perfect the grain lined up when I put the tubes nect to one another. How perfect it was when my wife helped me pick the right kit (Chrome, as opposed to gold, black, or satin chrome). Perfect when I started to assemble it (grin on face in anticipation) when I noted that I had turned the barrels backwards. Yep... The short blank got turned into a bottom tube, and the long blank the top. Sigh... I know... Slow down. But I have another blank, and I will get it right tomorrow. I have the extra long blank turned to perfection sitting near my lathe as a reminder. Nice one eh?
Cheers,
James
Cheers,
James