Pillar and neck adventures.
I laid out the pillar on the 16/4 walnut, planed a side smooth and cut it out on the bandsaw.


Looks good, doesn't it?







I hate surprises like this! There's a big old dead knot hiding inside.

There might be just enough stock left to dodge around the knots in the other piece.

I don't know - that's pretty close to the other nasty knot.

Success! It looks good. There is just a bit of a small knot on one edge but it will go away in the final shaping of the pillar.

After a bit of resawing and some time on the thickness planer we have to neck and pillar cut to outline and of a proper thickness. Next time it will be smoothing the curved surfaces and cutting the slot for the reinforcing laminations.