We finished the first large rotary route this afternoon. The file wasn’t ideal in some places and we had to remove some material in places to make way for the bulky collet of the router. Even so, we are very pleased with the result of our first major rotary project and we will incorporate the lessons learned into the second figurehead we will soon route for the North Star suite of the Hazelnut Inn. These routed figures are to be the starting point of the final sculpts which Peter will begin this week. He will add fine details such as clothing, woodgrains, textures, weathering and more. The routed figure is a fabulous foundation for the final piece and the CNC rotary router handled the bulk of the work handily, saving many hours of handwork in the process. It was sure fun to see the figure emerge from the large block of Precision Board!