Jon

I really wish I had enough time and photos for this part.  I have another rose to put in, but I was rushing for an r/woodworking box contest, so I ...

I forgot to mention it, but the previous day, one step I did is make sure I had enough veneer tape on the roses.  Sometimes I go too short and they...

Now you've got some nice circles, lined up well but covered in blue tape.  Flip them over so the tape side is down.  This is your 'show' side that ...

You have a big pile of multi-colored triangles, and a roll of blue tape.  This part can go real fast, but mistakes here cost you later.  Take one...

A 16 point rose is 8 pieces each of two contrasting colors.  (And 360/16 = 22.5 degree angles) You start with a whole lot of straight lines.  In t...

I didn't invent this technique. I found a tutorial a few decades ago by someone named Michael Henderson. I am not 100% sure, but I think these are ...

Ages ago on Lumberjocks I did a popular blog series on making a compass rose.  I ended up making a paduak and maple serving tray and inlaying one o...