The ornament, she is done
This is the completed ornament, MOP in ebony, with an additional pendant that is symbolic. I made the ornament in memory of Antiguo, who I think would be proud to know I’m using tools on wood, even as he would wince at how poorly I do so. But it was a project of love, if not skill, and I know he’d appreciate that.
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I used black epoxy instead of CA glue this time, and that worked out really well for me, if you ignore the toxic stench of the stuff. Just one tiny air bubble I found at the end, at the very edge of the cavity, and it was small enough that it could pass for grain, so I let it be, rather than risk doing this project a third time. I really wanted to have this on the tree before Christmas. I see the errors in sawing that somehow were less apparent before it was all done. But overall, I am pleased to have executed it as I wished to.
This is the first project I had my new LED lights for my OptiVisor, and the loupe. We are Borg. You will be assimilated.
The loupe is going back. It was useless, unless my face was 3 mm from the work piece. I haven’t decided if the lights are any good yet. They aren’t much help when routing, but they did seem to help when I was sawing. I’ll have to try them awhile longer while sawing on my dog project; if I still don’t love them, they’ll go back with the loupe and I’ll try one of their other options. Got both at MicroMark.
