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Unread 04-16-2021, 06:05 PM   #1
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With these and oil. Then wet and dry sandpaper and elbow grease.
I checked wall thickness along the way with a Hosford gauge. Didn’t go below 30 thousandths anywhere.
Lot of work. If it weren’t a family piece, I would have been tempted to send it back
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Stunning work Breck!! I may have to ship you some bbls this fall.
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I added those showcase images at the bottom here, with an attribution Robert and Breck
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