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    Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

    I'm having fun making lighthouses. This one is modeled after the Cape Hatteras lighthouse and made with Maple and Walnut with Yellowheart for the light. I shaved the rings from 3/4" down to 1/2" to help the speed up the spiral. It is 12" tall and coated with Wipe-on Poly. Now I just need to buy the guts to put inside of it, lol.

    Ron

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    Looks like it would hold up in a storm Ron! Nice work!!
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    Pretty neat Ronald! I would be interstd in seeing a group shot of your work. See if there are any others I might recognize.

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    Very cool right there! Love lighthouses and climbed the Hatteras light several times. You did great work there!

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    Really a nice looking light house. Looks a little smaller that the Hatteras Lighthouse I stood on top of this summer.
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    The good Lord gave you segmenters an extra dose of patience - for sure!!! Nice work!

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    Very cool! My son has been begging me to make him a lighthouse night light. This may give me the kick in the pants I needed to get it started. Beautiful work for sure!

    Dan

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ronald Fox View Post
    Now I just need to buy the guts to put inside of it, lol.
    You'll find that those custom made Fresnel lenses are quite expensive...

    Cool project. I'm rather fond of lighthouses myself. I'd like to see what you would put inside one.
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    It's a pepper grinder. No lenses.
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    That is one nice looking lighthouse! I can see the resemblence to the one in NC.

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