Looks great, well done. By the looks of the comments you may have a BLOG instead of just a posting. I would also like to know about the frames construction, and the woods used would be fun to know. I think the biggest thing on my mind was what method of veneering are we seeing? Kenny's recent post about veneering a project was a good starter for a beginner, adding to it would be informative to all.
This is bottom view, the sides are cut to fit and glued to the legs and top frame. Bottom is dado fit cut around legs. Top left to stand proud. The sides are flush to inside of frames. No fancy joinery, just need good fit.
TimV, "The understanding eye sees the maker's fingerprints, they are evident in every detail, leave Fingerprints." James Krenov
View shows trial fit before cutting diamond inlay, each side is 4 pieces, a substrate with black veneer (dyed popular), and a thin maple piece with thin blood wood stringing on sides, ref piece on lower left of pic. Top is solid with ebony strips on sides, blood wood stringing cut with router and chisel. Handle is ebony with strips of other woods. All basic stuff really! Snug fit is critical!
TimV, "The understanding eye sees the maker's fingerprints, they are evident in every detail, leave Fingerprints." James Krenov
Frame 3 way miter cuts are just glued, need accurate cuts to fit well and tricky glue up. I used a drop of CYA with wood glue and held against a square to position parts and tape to hold in place. The CYA holds well untill wood glue sets. Probably not strong for a larger piece but this was my first attempt. I made a couple test parts first and could not separate the glued up joint by hand. And question about the diamond inlay, I used a double bevel cutting method on scroll saw if you are familiar with that, to get tight fit. The maple and bloodwood diamond are about 1/8 inch thick.
TimV, "The understanding eye sees the maker's fingerprints, they are evident in every detail, leave Fingerprints." James Krenov
Great work and explanation. The joints are very complicated and you did a perfect job on them. I’m sure that they being glued to the rest of the parts will make it extra strong.
