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07/01/2018 Wooden Base

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The one thing I managed to get done over the christmas holiday was a wooden base for my towers. 
I found a wood recycling yard in Castle Coombe (frequently voted most picturesque village in England and often used as a filming location).  I dug around in their hardwood and came away with some mahogany, oak, and a couple of other unidentified species.
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My brother inherited all my dads tools and we spent New Years day in the shed cutting up the wood into manageable pieces with the bandsaw.
I decided on a piece of mahogany for my base as it has a lovely red colour that would match the copper.  I sanded it all down to a smooth finish and treated it with teak oil. 
I knew I wanted to put a Tolkien-eque map on the base and I initially had grand ideas involving inlayed abalone and mother of pearl.  However as I started carving, it became obvious that this was all that would be required and was much better to be subtle so as not to distract from the towers.
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