a box half a%%ed finnished

[FredP]

playing with some long lost inlay tools. had a few blunders but they fixed!:icon_thum i learned that a new inlay will fix a screwed up one and look like it was intended!:rolf: looks blotchy cause its only the first coat of oil and it aint dry. i hope.....:roll:

 

[toolferone]

Looks very cool! How about a good front pic, it looks really neat.

 

[DaveO]

Yea, what Tom said. And some details so I can [STRIKE]steal[/STRIKE] borrow some of your ideas.

Dave

 

[FredP]

camera battery died. :-( ill get some pics tomorrow.:eusa_pray

fred p

 

[sapwood]

Glad you found the inlay tools. Fine looking box, but even with my head under the monitor I can't see the inlay very well.

:eusa_thin Hmmm, inlaid box, furniture, and pens this week.

You da man, fredp :eusa_clap

Roger

 

[FredP]

Glad you found the inlay tools. Fine looking box, but even with my head under the monitor I can't see the inlay very well.

:eusa_thin Hmmm, inlaid box, furniture, and pens this week.

You da man, fredp :eusa_clap

Roger

hehehehe.... made a loose version of a tonge drum for the grand daughter too but the camera is dead for today. i've had time on my hands lately.:lol: only workin 6 days instead of 7 lately!:rolf:


fred p

 

[DavidF]

Nice looking box there Fred:eusa_clap

 

[FredP]

some front views. as requested

fred p

 

[DaveO]

That's really cool Fred. I like the look of the faux handle. I don't quite understand the lower arc of the reddish brown wood. Was that planned??

Dave

 

[FredP]

I don't quite understand the lower arc of the reddish brown wood. Was that planned??

Dave[/quote]


ummmmm................. ABSOLUTELY!!!:roll: or maybe not... its my lie and i can tell it any way i want....:rolf: BTW its bloodwood. some o the hardest bloodwood on the planet!

fred p

 

[sapwood]

Nice Fred, lotta stuff going on there :icon_thum
But I thought it was a bear hiding behind a rock :roll:

Roger

 

[FredP]

Nice Fred, lotta stuff going on there :icon_thum
But I thought it was a bear hiding behind a rock :roll:

Roger

yeh thats it ... a bear behind a rock! exactly how it was planed!:rolf: Is this where i offer measured drarings for 4.95 plus S&H?8-O

 

[cpowell]

Fred, is the "intentional" inlay purpleheart and bloodwood?

Chuck

 

[FredP]

Fred, is the "intentional" inlay purpleheart and bloodwood?

Chuck

nope no PH. bloodwood bottom, figured walnut for the "bears ears" lighter walnut for the eyes and the lines are bloodwood and sycamor. i almoset played with the purple heart but didnt think it would go well with the walnut. this box is a gift for one of my nieces [not a commision piece] so i had to play a little. i messed up the bottom of the original inlay thus i added the rising sun at the bottom. :-D sometimes i just have to accept what the wood gods give me!8-O

fred p

 

[4yanks]

It looks great. What tools did you use for the inlay work?

 

[FredP]

It looks great. What tools did you use for the inlay work?

used a 1/4" inlay bushing and a upcut spiral bit and of coarse a chisel hammer and some choice words!!!:-D

fred p

 

[stoneskippers]

Good looking box Fred. It's good making things on the fly.

 

[Ken Massingale]

Nice Fred. That's thinking 'outside the box'!