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    I ran a spiral of medium viscosity CA glue on to the face of the glue block and sprayed accelerator on to the mating face of the ailanthus blank.  I aligned them as best I could and pressed them together.  After a couple of minutes to let the glue set up I mounted the assembly on the lathe.

Photo #6:  Blank mounted on lathe

    I probably should have bandsawed it round but for a blank this small it doesn't take long to turn it round.  I trued up the face and turned both the blank and the glue block down to round.

Photo #7:  Blank trued and rounded

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