Very interesting. Great to see traditional skills in use and enjoyed. I repivot platform escapement staffs when I'm bored !
Have you tried finishing the pivots in the lathe chuck with 3M papers stuck to lolly pop sticks ? 3M papers come in 6 grades from coarse (blue), which is Arkansas stone coarse, to mirror finish (white).
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