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  1. 23rd August 2013, 10:06 PM #1
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    Default Rocketship Mark II

    Well here is the Mark II. I still have to put a finish on it. I am also building a really cool base that will mount it in the horizontal position.

    I glued this up with scraps as I am not able to do any resawing as my resaw blade broke and haven't had time to get a new one. So some of the grain was running in the wrong direction so I had a little bit of tearout while turning. It all worked out in the end. Will be better on the next one.









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    Now this one looks a lot better than the first, I think it is the use of different woods and also the holes in the fins. Top marks Bret you will be showing me up with turnimg like this.

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    This looks great!
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    Nice, love the contrast, and yeah the holes add something to it.
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    Very good Bret,
    Love the way you've recycled timber offcuts in this rocket...plus a bucket full of sawdust for the garden...lol.
    Too hard to choice between the two; the first has beaut grain but this one has some nice contrasts....
    Well done, Cheers, crowie
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    Thanks guys for the comments. And Derek there is no way I am showing up your work. Didn't get to work on the base yesterday hopefully this evening when I get off work.

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    How did you attach the fins Bret are they just glued on.

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    Derek I just glued them on. I sanded the edges of them to fit the profile of the rocket body so they had full contact. They wouldn't survive in a young ones hands I don't think.

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    With modern glues it is surprising how strong they are. Someone is going to have fun with it

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    Made a base for the Mark II.

    All that's left is to put a finish on it.







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  11. 26th August 2013, 11:02 AM #11
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    Like the stand Bret better than a square or rectangle shape

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