The wood is called Wenge. I got the blank off an ebay vendor by the name of Rastamanwood.
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Pinning up the Weck, bottom is all set up;
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As the bottom is pinned, I checked the wedge clearance. The holy hacksaw blade provided a bit more.
They don't get much tighter than this! ;)
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The top all set to size a pin;
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All done. Nice and tight. A bit of directional peening to get centered.
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Another striper down! :D
+1 on that! I can't wait to see them all completed.
How many stripey's you going for? A full 7 day set? I think I've seen 4 so far...
Yeah, 7 ofem. I have 5 done so far.