Work in Progress

Trinity Lutheran Church Project
40 X 60 Inch Sketch for Relief Carving of 1890's church in juxtaposition with interior view of new addition
After glueing up 6-inch maple boards, one of my first tool purchases is used for rough planing.
A jack plane finishes the surface enough for a two dimensional sketch.
A string tied to vanishing points helps to put things in perspective.
An attempt to draw trusses and church interior using single point made right hand wall disproportionally large.
After long delays and several failed attempts
to draw the church interior, my point of view was centered on the cross,
a second vanishing point provided the necessary diminishing of the right
side wall, the floor plan center was repositioned, and carving has finally begun.
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Ouch! Running into the mounting screw and chipping the edge of a $40 veiner really hurts! Nothing else to do but grind off the rest of that perfectly honed, razor sharp edge and square it up to the bottom of the chip.
Start grinding a new bevel: Using the WORKSHARP see-through wheel to refine the bevel down to a cutting edge.
Fine honing with a diamond hone: A cloth buffing wheel loaded with ZAM creates the final finish for a razor sharp edge. The tool is a little shorter now, but ready to go again.