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    Miniature cake stand

    I turned this yesterday and finished the cake today. The glass dome is plexiglass. The stand is Cherry and the cake is Angel food
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    I like that, nice balance John.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnC Lucas View Post
    I turned this yesterday and finished the cake today. The glass dome is plexiglass. The stand is Cherry and the cake is Angel food
    Great!

    But oh, no, does this signal the start of another miniaturization competition? I'll send you some toothpicks for turning stock.

    JKJ

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    Very nice. Great proportions.
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    I've made a few full sized cake stands now. I assume, in part because it's so small, that you made it from a spindle. Mine have been from bowl blanks where the platter is made from a different wood with a mortise/ tenon gluing them together. I assumed that the grain would stand out more with a bowl vs spindle. Also I didn't have any spindle banks to work with.

    The only thing that small I have done are a few buttons. But being small and thin there's not much I can do to make them stand out. The last couple I used a piece of Cherry burl that was about 1.5" square and 1" thick that otherwise would of gone into the wood stove. Do you use a magnifying glass when you make something that small?

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    Beautiful! Love the shape.

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    Alex I have a magnifier I wear to do the finer details. My glasses just aren't strong enough. For really really small things I have a 20X stereo microscope that I use.

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    Impressive, John. Must require great dexterity, among other things.

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    Very nice looking!
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    Very nice, I guess yo have to take really small bites to enjoy the cake.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lee Schierer View Post
    Very nice, I guess yo have to take really small bites to enjoy the cake.
    Perfect for the diet.

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    Nice clean well done piece, thanks for sharing!

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