Yes there were a few hairy moments. In fact on one of the cuts the router took a bite and exploded a chunk up near the toggle switch. I had to take a scary sharp chisel and pare the blow…   Read more»

@scotty Wow that’s a tremendous amount of work but very worthwhile for the effect. I’ve seen something similar done on a smaller scale using pencils/coloured crayons. I can imagine that the prospect of chip out would have had you tearing…   Read more»