Wife's Christmas gift

[ScrapMetal]

Thanks guys. Right now I'm not real sure I'll be able to finish it in time. I did a lot of hand filing on it today and still have quite a bit to do. Really makes me want a die filer! Might have to add that one to the "future projects list".

I got some of the material in the tail cleared out but it looks a bit rough. I did a couple little "oops" and took off more in spots than I wanted. This is not something I should have been working on while tired. It's not too bad, the pic makes it look much better, and once I'm done I'll probably be the only one to notice.

I decide to make the base round. Chucked it up in the lathe and did some "interrupted cuts". Tomorrow I'll fixture it up in the band saw and cut the square base off of it. Then I'll put it back on the mill and give it a good, even, flat bottom. I did another little screw-up on the lathe and would like to kick myself for it. I had intended to cut a bevel on the upper edge of the base but I forgot and pulled it out anyway. I don't think I could get it back in there "just right" to give an even bevel around the edge.



After I get done filing on it tomorrow I'll hit it with some emory cloth and steel wool.

I'm taking this one down to the wire!

-Ron