Tae Kwon Do Belt Case -- Finished (lots of pics)

[William Hutchinson]

A friend asked me to build a case to display his daughter's belts.

Start with a plan

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/wlhutch/Planshalfscale.jpg

add some wood http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/wlhutch/ProjectLumber.jpg

Milled lumber

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/wlhutch/Shelfmaterialmilled.jpg

Make a jig and route the dado/grooves

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/wlhutch/Stoppeddadorouterjig.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/wlhutch/Dadosrouted.jpg

Carve the diamond molding

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/wlhutch/Moldinglayoutandcraving.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/wlhutch/Moldingmitered.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/wlhutch/TopDiamondMoldingDetail.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/wlhutch/LowerDiamondMoldingDetail.jpg

Dry fit

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/wlhutch/DryFit1.jpg

Continued on next post--

[William Hutchinson]

Add shelves and backing

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/wlhutch/ShelvesDetail.jpg

Carve the inlay

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/wlhutch/Inlaycarved.jpg

Fill with turquoise

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/wlhutch/Inlaycompleted.jpg

Completed and finished with seal-a-cell and satin arm-r-seal.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/wlhutch/BeltCaseFinishedJessicaSide-1.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/wlhutch/BeltCaseFinishedFrontView2-1.jpg

Installed at friends house

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/wlhutch/FinishedwithbeltsTaeKwonDoSide.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/wlhutch/FinishedwithBeltsFrontView2.jpg

Thanks for looking.

[Mark Placek]

WOW! Excellent work.. nice use of the Tiger Maple.
I like all the elements you've created to make this piece a classic.
Being a Black belt in Tae Kwon Do myself, this gives me some ideas.

[Ed Sallee]

That is a beautiful display. I love everything that it represents....

Great Work....

[Jim Becker]

That is such a fine display!!! Wonderful work...and wonderful accomplishment by the belt-holder!

[Bruce Page]

That is really nice!
A lot of work went into it from both sides!

[Jim Kountz]

What an accomplishment to commemorate a huge accomplishment!! Fantastic job and the inlay work is very nice!! Remind me not to run into this girl in a back alley!! LOL

[Karlan Talkington]

Nice piece! Its inspired me to design one for my son's belts.
He's only a few belts away from his first black belt.

Thanks for sharing!

[John Thompson]

Excellent job and very striking, William. The maple really compliments the color in the belts itself..

Sarge..

[Jarrod McGehee]

That's great work man! I like the moulding and the inlay also. was that legit turquoise or that inlace stuff? (I'm still learning things here and there) Did you use CA glue for the inlay or ??

[Don Bullock]

William, thank you for the detailed pictures. I'm thinking of making something like this for a friend's son for Christmas. Your pictures will help with my design.

[Mark Valsi]

Wow i really like that.
I love those inlays

[Dewey Torres]

I also love the inlays... pun of course:D

The whole project came out a true winner don't you think?

Outstanding.

[William Hutchinson]

That's great work man! I like the moulding and the inlay also. was that legit turquoise or that inlace stuff? (I'm still learning things here and there) Did you use CA glue for the inlay or ??

That is crushed turquoise and CA glue. If your interested, the process is outlined at -- http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=103814 Included is another link where Dewey Torres provides a step by step tutorial.

[William Hutchinson]

Thanks all for your kind and generous comments. The recipient said it was "awesome" so I guess she liked it.

The project is a simple box with shelves that I tried to dress up and make special for her achievements. The inlay and carved molding are "firsts" in my woodworking. It was an enjoyable experience.

And Jim K-- stay out of back alleys:eek:

[Larry Fox]

Wow - very nice work. I have been wanting to do something for my sons to display their belts and this might just have pushed me over the edge.