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A few of this years ornaments - bobs64ford352 - 12-26-2016 I finally got around to using the banksia nuts my wife gave me a couple Christmases ago.  I mixed in a little olivewood, maple and blackwood.  I'm really happy with the one on the right, because I finally got it to click dealing with the wood when it gets really thin.  The one that is second to the right was supposed to be a couple sections longer, but I was lucky enough to be able to finish the bottom after it broke.  I was really surprised how much everyone like the snowman and it sounds like I will have to make a few next year. Thanks for looking, Bob RE: A few of this years ornaments - Woodshop - 12-26-2016 very very nice RE: A few of this years ornaments - AHill - 12-26-2016 Nicely done!  Only thing I'd change is I'd go lighter on the finials.  On some of your ornaments, the finials kind of overwhelm the ornament.  I like the snowman with the top hat. RE: A few of this years ornaments - Arlin Eastman - 12-26-2016 You did a very good job Bob I like them a lot. RE: A few of this years ornaments - bobs64ford352 - 12-26-2016 I agree, the first ones I tried are the chunkier ones and I wasn't too brave yet or they broke like that one I mentioned, so I had to do with it what I could.  I'm still having a hard time going small though, I'm a bit heavy handed and don't sharpen as much as I should.  One of these days I will set myself a dedicated sharpening station to make it more convenient to keep up on it better.  The other thing is that I was resizing the photo with the WN picture adder and I don't think I got the proportions right, which may be making them look a little thicker. Thanks for the comments all, Bob