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mousejocky

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My first attempt at inlay

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My first attempt at inlay

This is a keepsake box I made for a friend, the box was basically done when I attempted the inlay so I was scared to death of doing it but it turned out alright. Sometimes you just have to jump in head first.

walnut figured walnut top box inlay walnut figured walnut top

10 Comments

lanwater commented almost 9 years ago

It turned out really nice!

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shipwright commented almost 9 years ago

Very nice Myles.
Welcome to WWW.

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Lightweightladylefty commented almost 9 years ago

Myles,

What an outstanding box! The grain really complements the inlay . . . or the inlay really complements the grain. Whichever it is, the two together bring the box to perfection.

Thanks for sharing and welcome to WWW.

L/W

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a1jim commented almost 9 years ago

Welcome WWW Myles
This is one great looking box your inlay turned out fantastic,well done.

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Blackie commented almost 9 years ago

Very nice Box Myles

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mousejocky commented almost 9 years ago

Thanks to everyone, I don’t post much but I’m always looking at everyone else’s projects for inspiration. I’ve been trying to include more techniques in my work so I’ve taken a couple of classes at William Ng’s school in California, one of them was the inlay class the other the Maloof rocker class that I hope to finish soon. Like so many things in life, once you do it it doesn’t seem all that hard so I encourage everyone to push their work a bit. Sometimes a couple of practice pieces are needed but they can also be used somewhere.

Myles

william commented almost 9 years ago

Nicely balanced piece, love the inlay, what did you finish it with ?

wood wolf

mousejocky commented almost 9 years ago

I just used a shaker can varnish.

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