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    this is the best one so fair the pictures does not do this justice




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    Colour looks amazing . Is it timber ?
    “The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.”

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    no i wish it is called polygem

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    Did you buy it or make it?

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    i turned it myself

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    Quote Originally Posted by jballs918 View Post
    i turned it myself
    WOW! great job. I would love to do that. I just cant afford a Lathe!

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    Very nice. I've only turned wood. Do you put any finish on this?

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    no finish just polished it to 12k and then used plastic polish.

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    Was it much different than turning wood? was it harder on your turning tools? It looks very nice

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    this stuff was a complete mess to turn, nothing like wood. i ended up using a rounded scarper to finish it up then i had alot of fininshing sanding. but it was worth it

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