Ambrosia-birdseye maple #6: carving the inlay

great work joey
the waves in these is gorgeous
and goes with the dolphin inlays

i like the reasoning in your approach
the girls will both love them

i do the same when i make mating
boxes for a couple or the children

as they are reflections of each other
i do that in the boxes too

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Joey,

Now I see where that nice wood fits.
The choice of the dolphins is very smart. It complements the “waves” nicely.

I think you can flip the logo any way you see fit. After all it’s art.

Very well crafted, was wondering which tools did you used to carve those smooth curves on wooden piece, so that it possible can try this out as I am really interested in it!!!

wood grain lines

I used a chip carving knife to score in the out line. Then came back with the knife and made a stop cut along the outline. This helps to keep that chisel from my line. It is so easy for a chisel to slip that I try to be as careful with my borders as I can. You can see the same technique used on my epoxy inlay blog. I posted the link at the top of the page. Thanks for taking a look.

I must agree with you all that the dolphins really pull out the waves in the grain. When I first looked at these boards, I knew I had to add two more Christmas presents to my list. Every once in a while, you will see a certain board and just know what it wants to be. This was one of those cases. I still have a couple of decisions to make, like whether or not to sculpt the box and I need to design the handles. I will let these ride until the epoxy is finished and the lid is set. I am confident that these boxes will make it clear what needs to be done.

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Joey, amazing technique…. all your instructions and suggestion going to help me!!

Thanks Martin. I look forward to seeing some of your idea’s come to life.

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