A gift I made to my former wrestling club for a fundraiser event they hosted. My intent was to make a box that replicated Greek pottery. The woods used were Macassar Ebony, Curupixa, satinwood and curly maple. The Greek key was quite the challenge as the goal was to have it wrap around the body of the box unbroken, with a slight +/- on a corner or 2 it worked out really well. The lettering stands for "University of Calgary Wrestling Club", the team I competed on for several years.
The colors are great and the interior looks really comfy 🤠
Matching corners like that is tough, did you veneer after the box was assembled or Greek key a long strip then cut the miters to form the box? Cutting miters with no kerf or leaving a gap/adding waste, would be a challenge.
Thank you very much! I did have to google it, cause its all Greek to me, lol!
Matching corners like that is tough, did you veneer after the box was assembled or Greek key a long strip then cut the miters to form the box? Cutting miters with no kerf or leaving a gap/adding waste, would be a challenge.
So... I would do it differently next time, something more like what you suggest, which was on my mind at first. I think that would be easier. What I did was math out a golden ratio perimeter of a rectangle that also worked with using 1/4" strips to make up the Greek key pattern. I ended up pretty close but had to make a small adjustment on the back corners (I chose them because they will be least looked at). I glued my pattern to some stretched paper and then filled it all in piece by piece gluing it together. Then I glued up my box and glued those strips I made into place, and trimmed them on all sides. I hope this makes some sense.
