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Bell of the Ball, nice job, some Lucky person gonna get really gifted there.

Thanks for posting, and your blog on this was awesome.
 

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Bill,
These are great! Be sure to include the 2018 Marking Tool Swap in your tags!
 

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Bill your pinch sticks are so elegant and look to be every bit as functional and sturdy. The brass knobs on the ebony and brass blocks against the aluminum and purpleheart beams make a nice contrast.

Nicely done!!!
 

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Very beautiful, very useful!
 

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Very beautiful, a notable addition to any tool collection.

David
 

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Bill - what was your process to maximize the color of the wood? I am milling for a desk surface right now.
 

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Sand down to 600grit then 4 coats of Wattco finished off with Johnson's Paste Wax on the Purpleheart sticks. Brass, Ebony, and Pink Ivory to 3000grit then polishing rouge followed with paste wax.

On my next project I may switch over to Zinnsear (Bull's Eye) Sealer, and Arm-R-Seal with 2000 grit final sanding, and a coat of Behlen's Deluxing compound (wax). EarlS uses this method and his stuff comes out absolutely beautiful.
 

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wow…very nice
 

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Love these sticks Bill. A simple tool but the materials and quality of workmanship make them elegant. One of the gems in this swap IMO :)
 

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These are really pretty and look useful.
 

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Really great useful items Bill! Well done! Congratulations on a top 3 as well.
 

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You really stepped up for a first-timer nice work.
 

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These r amazing. I saw your blog on the build which was great. Thanks for sharing this. AJ
 
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