It's definitely weird, but I did enjoy reading it. I feel like it would make more sense if I read it again, but at the same time, I'm not sure I really enjoyed it enough to read it all again.
I just finished the Powder Mage series by Brian McClellen. Entertaining books with an interesting setting and the outline of an interesting magic system, pretty quick read. Everyone does seem implausibly treacherous, however. You can definitely tell McClellen worked with Brian Sanderson, very similar style.
I also finished The Fifth Season, by N. K. Jemisin, which I enjoyed.
Nice work. Oak? I've made some similar cases for pens.
If you want to make the tops and bottoms fit together seamlessly, you can drill them out, then turn the tenons, then slip them back together and finish the outsides. If the two parts slip when you try to turn the outsides, you can put a damp paper towel between them. The water will make the wood swell slightly, which will lock the pieces together.
Yep; cocobolo, cedar, then olive from top to bottom.
I like working with olive - it turns well, has a cool figure, and smells nice when you cut it. Plus I got a huge bag of pen-sized offcuts very cheaply from PSI a couple of years ago.
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OC Large memory box (imgur.com)
Large memory box I made for a friend a couple years ago. Maple and walnut with inlaid dovetails. Finish was a wipe on danish oil blend.
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OC Needle Case Style Boxes
OC That was close
OC Lidded Box - Ambrosia Maple (imgur.com)
Lidded box I made for a Christmas present a while back. Made from ambrosia maple.
Ash table with Danish soap finish. (imgur.com)
Made this table for my mother who wanted something narrow to put her plants on. Traditional soap finish on ash.
Some Pens - Cocobolo, Cedar, and Olive (imgur.com)
Since we aren't really big enough for a separate turning magazine yet, here's some pens I turned.
OC Archie and Nemo (imgur.com)
Archie (Sphinx) and Nemo (orange).