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Another good turn, a walnut adventure...


 Figured walnut. This is second piece, and I am going to attempt to create a match to the first one. The first is an open vessel. This one I am attempting to top it off with a lid and an inlay of olive wood.
I added a coat of shellac, just to seal it, and protect it in the next phase. when I add a perforated ring dyed black.
Sanding

Fitting the lid.

Gluing olive inlay to lid.

Hot melted to turning block.

cut out on band saw.

cut out to except inlay

Reverse lid, to create inlay mortise.

Olive glue up


Add tape to stop glue, and to line up grain
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