Cleaned Up The Sections

Day 14 - Sand Off Excess Glue

Day 13 - Glued The Strips

Day 12 - Planed The Tip Section

Each strip is smaller than a toothpick. The 6 strips, when glued together, will be about the thickness of the toothpick

The tip is about the thickness of a toothpick.

Day 11 - Planed The Butt Section Taper

Fine shavings.Have to do slowly and patiently.

Day 10 - Setting The Form, Scrapping The Enamel

Uncle Wong had already "cooked" the strips for me.
So today, I set the form for a Payne 100 Taper.

The strips were bound with treads and put in Uncle Wong's custom oven.

The form set and ready for the next step.Scrapping off the enamel.

This is the special plane used for scrapping off the enamel.The cutter head is positioned almost 90 degrees.

Uncle Wong unwinding the thread holding the strips during the "cooking".

Scrapping off the enamel slowly.