Just my 2 cents.
I think a ships wheel would look great, and just a thought maybe get one off eBay and sand/cut it in 1/2 and then inlay it into the top or use it for a pattern, or template guide.
I should pull back the word inlay and use the word recess,that's to say recess it in the top about 1/2" so you get the look of a hand carved wheel in the top with about a 1/4" cap around the edges,making the recess should be a easy job for the standard plunge router and a disk cutter/bottom bit.
13 INCH CAPTAINS SHIPS WHEEL 12.oo bucks
http://cgi.ebay.com/13-INCH-CAPTAINS...QQcmdZViewItem
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http://www.sawbird.com/pattern.htm http://www.woodchests.com/Category.aspx?CategoryID=1202 http://www.foxchapelpublishing.com/p...ls.cfm?PC=1011
Bj
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Originally Posted by nzgeordie Those of you who saw my thread on flocking will know that my next project is a cutlery box. The cutlery is a copy of a set owned by Admiral Lord Nelson (he with the one eye and one arm and a desire to be kissed by Hardy  )
To give a nautical flavour to the box I'd like to inlay either a ship's wheel or an anchor in the lid.
Question. My smallest router is a Bosch POF500A plunge with 1/4" collett. What's the best approach? A template? If so, will my router work with guide bushings? How do I go about creating a template? Jig saw? Or should I invest in a Dremmel?
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