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What are all those little colorful popsicle sticks in the left of the photo for??

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Lol, I didn’t even notice those. My attention was completely absorbed by the slabs of pretty plywood.

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He made his own spectraply by pressing a bunch of popsicle sticks together, then made a knack out of it. I thought it was sick, but not sure what happened to it. Can’t find the pics for the life of me.

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I really want it. Like he could have just done this and still sold every single one. Did you decide on keeping it, @Glenacius_K ?

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I still have it somehere, but it isn’t great. After a few days some of the popsticks decidided to shrink which is weird.

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The picture above of the popstick KNack gives you a good idea of what the colour patterns will look like on the Spectraply. Check out the face; four layers are showing, so the SpectraPly KNacks will have a target board kind of look.

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I’m not sure yet. I think I like it.

I understand why Colin of TMBR orients the ply the way he does. It makes for a more consistent turning experience between the ply and epoxy. The way I’ve done it is more challenging.

This one will.turn out a perfect weight; about 49.5g.

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I know I’ve told you before but…

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Do you like the orientation of the grain? Like the rings along the profile and target board face?

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Absolutely! Looks great👍

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Looks good :ok_hand:

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I REALLY like it. But if it’s difficult enough, I’m sure the other direction would also look just as nice.

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You think you like it? Well, I know I do!

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Yeah, I like that look a lot. It also makes the Spinworthy unique, which I think is a great selling point.

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Can’t wait to see how the red/yellow turns out, I’m definitely going to need one of these. So cool!

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Having started turning the second half, I’m getting a better feel for it now. It’s not that tricky after all. I just need to be a bit more aggressive with my cuts.

I heard other woodturners say that it’s exactly the same as turning a regular piece of wood, but that’s not true, it’s different.

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I have this spoon. I like this spoon.

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There are some changes that I need to make next time, but it’s made. Slightly wobbly from me not glueing it straight. :man_facepalming:

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This one also has an axle glued in with epoxy. It’s super solid. No more yoyos coming apart!

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