The barrel fo my 14" Ektar!!???

[Murray]

I think Jim has an open door policy at home now...the kick plate and the antique walnut door have been stripped out for camera work.

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Quite cool, Jim, and I bet it looks just lovely on your walnut 11x14! I'd worry about the oil off-gassing and sliming the inside elements; not sure what that would do to the AR coating.

Did you thread the wood, or let the lens threads grab onto a smooth surface?

Mark, the inside will be finished in flat black paint, no oil. I let the elements self thread into the walnut. It took a while to get the opening just right but it threads in nice and snug now. I think I'll shoot some paper negs with this lens on the 11x14. I should be able to do all eight stops.

Murray, don't ever let me into one of those old Victorian houses or one with a lot of wood and brass. You never know what could happen. I guess it is good that I live in an apartment.

Jim