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Before my trip to The American School of French Marquetry I made a pair of twin veneer hammers for Patrick Edwards and Patrice Lejeune as a gift. I've made this design before, but added a brass ring around the tenon this time. The handle is again modeled after an antique French scraper handle. The wood is rescued Gabon Ebony and the finish is Shellac.

I'm not quite sure how to upload videos here, so here is video #1 and video #2 on making the brass ring.

Here are a few extra photos:

I sanded the ebony up to 2,000 grit. Unnecessary, but fun.



Here are the hammers before applying shellac.





Extra hammer photo.



And here I am with Patrick (right) & Patrice (left)!



Thank you both for everything this past week, it was incredible! As an aside, I highly recommend attending The American School of French Marquetry - every minute there is worth an ounce of gold.

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They look superb and I'm sure they were very much appreciated by Patrick and Patrice. You are so lucky to have been able to attend one of their programmes.
Jim
 

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Thank you Jim! The program was incredible - can't recommend it highly enough.
 

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Those are beautiful. A great gift for your teachers Luke.
 

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Very nice Luke. You are a spoiling those guys.
+1 on the recommendation for ASFM. It's worth every dime.
 

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I'm envious!! But hey I took your advice and took the time to attend the American School of French Marquetry. I loved it. I am planning on another week in San Diego this June.
 
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