Melted down my attempt at the piper handle - and remade it. Quite happy I did, the results are much better.
I took the liberty of using the laser to cut the blade seating, pouring gallery, and the guide holes this time.

Very glad I did, and also progressed to using some graphite as a lubricant - this iteration is by far the best.
Some reworking of the graphics was in order too - one can no actually make out the pipe, tassels and mouthpiece.


The right hand mold half before casting
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No more alignment issues.
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A quick polish and the detail begins to appear.
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The blade is perfectly flat now, no funny angles.
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after a decent polish and cleanup - epoxy fill time - still setting at the time of this picture.
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Think the piper will be happy with this?