Notes 01 / Practice series

Flush + star setting exercises

A copper plate for learning flush settings, star cuts, and how much metal each move removes.

Schematic blueprint of a practice plate with flush-setting and star-setting exercises
Blueprint interpretationSL–SET–001

Exercise

I use this plate instead of sacrificing a ring every time I try a new cut. Keeping each attempt in a row makes the progress, and the misses, easy to see.

Next attempt

Cleaner seats. Even stars. Less metal removed.

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