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| Here
is a photo of the finished rosewood front bun. |
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| This
is another view, with the pre-French-polished infill pieces
in position. |
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last serious hurdle was the lever cap. The photo on the right
shows the final lever cap before installation. The photo
below shows a series of mock-ups (the second from the
right was actually an attempt at a finished lever cap,
but one of the angles was off by half a degree, so I had
to start over.). |
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The lever cap on the left was the first kick at the can and
was horrible. It was too small, but it did help me figure out
some of the angles. The second from the left was actually the
third mock-up, after I messed up the third from the left. I
decided not to practice on a real bronze lever cap until I was
absolutely sure of everything. The final lever cap is on the
right. Out of context, it is the nuttiest looking thing I have
ever seen and cannot imagine it looking right in any plane. |
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