BF and Frank, did you cut the front of the pencil on a bandsaw? The bottom looks like you maybe used a drum sander???
I would be really interested in seeing some jigs for cutting different plug blanks on a band saw.
No luck on selling the Shopsmith, so am going to use it for the lathe and boring. Maybe get a mini and duplicator next year....
Not getting the lathe turning yet, as we are in the process of packing up my mom's condo and moving her to a retirement community this week, and storing much stuff at my house...
I hope to be turning within two weeks.