I've never done any kind of inlay before. I want to make a box for my daughter to hold the champagne bottle used for toasts when her boyfriend proposed. On the way out of the restaurant, I snagged the bottle. I figured it had to be good for something. The idea is that I will have their names engraved on it with the date of the engagement. Then, we will use it as a decanter for toasts at the wedding and have it engraved again. And so on...
So I need to make a box and I thought a nice touch would be to inlay their initials (K and I). I saw Steve Latta on the Woodwrights shop and he sure makes it seem easy.
I would appreciate any advice you good people might have. In particular, when you are doing compass work, what do you do with the hole made by the center point? Do you try to fill it? In my case, there may not be any compass work but inquiring minds....
thanks in advance for the good advice.
Roger