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Looking better, but what are you trialing it out on complete kits?


I started off just making the cross on a piece of scrap wood and turning it to see how good it looked. No need to chuck it on a kit to see what it looks like Miles.


Again tho I would have done it at 60 degrees, but I don't follow rules and do what others do..:whistling:


The cross look as though it's not quite started off in the exact same place each time, hence it looks a little low on one side.


do you have a jig to make sure it's starting off in the right position every time?


What are you cutting the angle with? I used my band saw and the tension wasn't right and noticed that when I pushed the blank through it "kicked" slightly just enough to make the cross "cross eyed" so to speak.


The only other thing for me is the overall finish of the blank, looks like it's not quite smoothed and maybe picking up on the edges of the cross and showing signs of glue.


By the way, acrylic and plastic is normally very good for Celtic cross work.


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