Very First inlay attempt

Beautiful Bubba. Great first attempt.

-- Adrian ..... The 11th Commandment...."Thou Shalt Not Buy A Wobble Dado"

Looks good to me. I think it should bring a good price.

Bubba, the inlay looks great. The lines look close and tight. I like the contrast of the padauk.

Thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

Looks fine to me also.

Keep it up.

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

I think you did a great job.

-- www.responsetolight.com - A Woodworking & Renovation Blog & www.craftedbytim.com - I make. You buy.

As a non-inlay adept, I never would have guessed that it’s a first attempt. Nice work! Suggestion on the glare: try turning off the flash and using an indirect light source or two. It works really well.

-- Robb

I think you did a great job also, and a testament to our lord and saviour, way to go.

-- Dan Wiggins

thats nice! very good for a first try too! keep up the great work!

Wow! That’s very impressive!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Gorgeous – adding this to my favorites because I have been looking for ideas for our church .. thank you for the inspiration!

-- Dan M, SW Suburbs, Chicago IL -- http://www.djay-crafts.com

Looks good, and I like the subject.

-- http://newmissionworkshop.com

Very nice job. I sense that you must be a member of the United Methodist Church…

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Looks Great! excellent first attempt. I can see why you had a problem sanding the padauk to fit (I had a chance to meet and visit his shop the last time I was in TN) I probably would have done the flame in two pieces to avoid that problem. the contract in the woods really worked well. Proud of you Bubba. Can’t wait to see the next project.

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

like the others have already stated, it looks fantastic.
I’d say you have the techniques down.

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Nice job!! I like the contrasting wood, it was nice to see it in different colors that what I did mine in.
Keep up the God work. ( A little play on words)

I might try Bloodwood instead of Paduck for the cross on my next project of this kind, it should be more red. What do you think?

-- Bob K. East Northport, NY

Thanks for all the comments they are greatly apreciated. I plan on making a few more of these in cutting boards to take and give to the church we visit in Mexico on our mission trips.

Bob42- I could not get any blood wood around here, the closest woodcraft is a good 3 hour drive from my house, the Padauck wasthe best choice I had. I have been thining about doing one using copper for the inlays. I think it stand out well against the walnut. I did get my idea/inspiration from your cutting boad and thak you.

-- Pyromedic602, free wood is always good wood

I am going to try the Bloodwood on my next one and see how it comes out. I did use Purpleheart on my original and that looked good. I get some of my wood from the internet, shipping’s not as bad as you think.

I would love to see the copper inlay. Post if you do it.
I still need to work more on my inlays, haven’t had much time, I’m in the planning stages of redoing my shop. (uh garage) ;-)

Glad to see you could improve on my design. Keep up the good work.

-- Bob K. East Northport, NY