These were a little fussy to make using band saw, rasps and sandpaper. Now I want to make several and want to go a little faster and with more consistency. No access to CNC and I don't want to outsource it. Looks like a job for template routing, something I have not done.

So I'm thinking to rough out on the band saw then route to a pattern.

Router table?

Pattern material?

Bit that won't bite the end grain?

The pattern can have a pin to locate the stock to it but then how to secure it?

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