That is one great looking mug Hokie... and also a great write up.
When one looks at segmentation, they usually don't appreciate the major effort behind it before it hits the shaping tools (lathe etc...). After this presentation you may have scared the bjesus out of many slack newbies (and old farts), or armed them with knowledge and just watch CN get inundated by a swag of fancy cutting boards.
Assume there are no pickies of -1 (the beveling of each piece). Always found both side beveling an issue without a major snafu... even with many test cuts.... usually bugger up the first actual piece.
It is pictures like this (thin stock and those dogs) that makes me freak out in using hand tools, I always imagine turning my plane blade into pinking shears.
How long did it take you to turn those tooth picks?
Cheap and woodwortking in the same sentenc is an oxymoron!
