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The Tower Complete

Dalboy

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Finished "The Tower" last night but had to wait until this morning to take the photos.

It stands 12" tall and at it's widest is 3 1/4" The main tower is Ash and the bowl section is Field Maple with the eye in Holly. The top was textured on the outside using a hanging type multi-tool with a small metal cut off disc in the edge.
Ebonising spray was used for the black and airbrush gold paint for the inner surface over the ebonising spray as it is the best effect when done that way. I added some decorative copper nails around the base to add something to a very plain support.
The eye again ebonising spray after using a pyrography machine for the pattern then a gold gilt cream rubbed in. Once it was fully assembled a coat of micro-crystalline wax applied for protection as this is for decoration only so will not be handled a great deal.
 

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Morse

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That's stunning Derek.
Even the hidden detail under the bowel and the finish.
Did you say it's just to exhibit?
�� Should have put a part of a pen in, then gone for pen of the week.

Dave
 
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Thank you guys, for what seemed a simple piece took forever to complete. Here is a better photo of the texture
 

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Dalboy

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Just an update I must be having a good week with the saws I won in another post and to top it I took this to our woodturning club and entered it in the monthly competition and it won a 1st in the enhanced section so very happy man.
 
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