Jose Kilpatrick
02-15-2009, 10:44 PM
I'm in the process of making something special for a friend. This guy gave me some thick board lengths of mahogany a while back and I wanted to make him something with the left over pieces as a thank you.
I decided on a box that would hold a few nice hand tools and I decided I also wanted to try my hand at making an inlay pattern to go on the top.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3283/3283781240_c2e7aaf7be.jpg
This is the rough glue up. I used two strips of spruce and a strip of mahogany. My first attempt and I learned a few things....
I do have a couple of questions. What types of wood should one mate together for this kind of pattern, or would you want to avoid certain types such as hardwood with softwood.
Even thought I gave it a rough try with little more than an idea of what it is supposed to look like, I must say that it was a very enjoyable task.
I suspect I will practice up some more, but does anyone have any tips?
Thanks
I decided on a box that would hold a few nice hand tools and I decided I also wanted to try my hand at making an inlay pattern to go on the top.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3283/3283781240_c2e7aaf7be.jpg
This is the rough glue up. I used two strips of spruce and a strip of mahogany. My first attempt and I learned a few things....
I do have a couple of questions. What types of wood should one mate together for this kind of pattern, or would you want to avoid certain types such as hardwood with softwood.
Even thought I gave it a rough try with little more than an idea of what it is supposed to look like, I must say that it was a very enjoyable task.
I suspect I will practice up some more, but does anyone have any tips?
Thanks