Just the finishing to go here, at last, a plinth for my Christmas present…
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Beautiful.
Finish is a wipe on short oil varnish diluted 50% with real turpentine. Will give it a couple of days to cure, then flatten back and polish.
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Stunning, as always Bob 
A couple of Ash logs, slab of Beech, one week, a great teacher and a chair has emerged. Bit of finishing to apply and jobs a good 'un…
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Love it, and that reinforcement is like a BobC signature - great stuff! 
My fingers are knackered, but it’s been a great time well spent. Can see myself moving toward this craft approach to working with wood. Once I’m in the new gaff and have the space to set up a pole lathe and outdoor work space then it’s likely to be most of the word work I do.
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Looks lovely!
Beautiful piece of work, Bob; I’m full of admiration and not a little jealous
Lovely job
I do like how it looks like someone fixed it with a plaster though
Really lovely Bob.
How long will it take you to finish the other eleven ?
VB
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Just shown this to Donna, she said “Oh my, that is lovely! How talented is that guy!”.
I said “Meh…whatever…”.
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Should be straightforward enough. I mean he only needs two carvers and he has done one of them already. 
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Forum tag line etc
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Have you got a steamer for the bentwood?