The Pheasant Cup Base

I have finally gotten around to making a base for the L.E.G. Pheasant cup. The cup has been in the top of the closet since last year.

I picked up a piece of turning stock from Pickens hardwood for the base. It is a piece of Mequite. This is my first experience with a card scraper (bottom right of block) and I can already tell it is going to be one of my favorite tools.

I did some lapping on the blade from my new spokeshave.




As the blue lines indicate, the blade was not very flat when it left the factory.




The is a nice view of the trophy base. For the finish, I think I want to go for a color like the waxed portion of the block - the two bands on the ends.