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I made this serving board for my daughter-in-law,Josalyn,as an anniversary present.
I designed this board to feature some laminated plugs and try out some banding ideas.I punched holes at various angles on the mortiser and set these plugs on end.The short cross bands are done prior to laminating the strips together, then the next in length is added,and so on, and finally the long angled kerfs are cut on the table saw to about 1/4” deep.Various colored thin strips are inserted,some being butted end to end.The designs are endless and most of the work is done on the tablesaw and chop saw.A plug cutter was used to make the round inlays.
Not too difficult…...just a wild imagination and a lot of time. :-)
Please note: No boards were harmed in this endeavor, only scraps.
This is mainly for display so I used lacquer as the finish,about 6 coats,sanded smooth between each._
Typically,you dont need to sand lacquer between each coat.I build it up with a fairly heavy coat and sand it down to level out all the little dips and voids that occur around the multitude of inlays.I repeat this process several times. This is what is known as “blocking” in auto body work,something I learned to do many years ago.
-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon
17 comments so far
odie
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posted 737 days ago
Ah, we meet again…beautiful work.
-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke". http://woodstermangotwood.blogspot.com/ (my funny blog)
MsDebbieP
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posted 737 days ago
astounding!
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Thos. Angle
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posted 737 days ago
Andy, You’re just having too dang much fun over there on the wet side of the state. Great design. Have a happy Turkey Day.
-- Thos. Angle
bryano
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posted 737 days ago
cool board, will she recieve it today or wait till christmas.
-- bryano
Grumpy
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posted 737 days ago
Excellent work. Looks too good to use.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
Gary
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posted 737 days ago
The craftsmanship is excellent; the design is a little too abstract for me.
-- Gary, Florida
jockmike2
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posted 737 days ago
Beautiful board, love the mix of color and design. mike
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cajunpen
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posted 736 days ago
Great looking board. I like the design and scalloped ends.
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miles125
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posted 736 days ago
Love your inlay abilities. This one made me think that i bet you could do an awesome one designed around musical staff and notes.
-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""
Andy
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posted 736 days ago
Thanks everyone for your honest opinions.
-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon
woodgrain411
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posted 730 days ago
awesome ,enough said !
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Butter
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posted 570 days ago
Most interesting!
rikkor
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posted 570 days ago
The craftsmanship is excellent. The design isn’t my taste. I’m not saying it is a bad design, just not to my taste.
motthunter
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posted 570 days ago
looks great.. kind of made me dizzy
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degoose
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posted 242 days ago
The more I see of different woodworkers ideas the more humble I become.. Modern wood art at its best
Regards Larry
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mcoyfrog
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Mann this is cool
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moshel
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posted 210 days ago
really pretty – reminds me of Miro or Kandinsky.
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