This is the lid to a nifty little box I'm making for my wife's B-day.
The lid is African Mahogany, the trim is walnut.
I wish I had a CNC or laser, but don't, so I carved this mostly by hand, which was rather long and painstaking, but one hell of a lesson in carefuling.
I also cut the "R" by hand with a jeweler's saw.
This is going to be an epoxy inlay, with a shallow layer of crushed turquoise on the bottom, possibly gloss black walls inside, or maybe just the wood itself finished, I'm not sure yet, but here's my dilemma:
I want to cut a precise rabbet around the top of the inlay for the brass ring to sit it.
The current one is just a proto, the final one will be a bit thicker, minus the lead solder joint.
The oval is not a true oval, it's hand formed, and is what it is, but it's where I started for the inlay shape.
Anyways, I practiced carving it on another piece, but I'm not that good, and the results were less than acceptable to me.
I have a dremel with a little router base and a bunch of bits and burrs, but I'm not that good to be going freehand.
One slip up and it's a done deal.
I have wayyy too much time into this for a screw up.
I probably could have done it first, then proceeded with the mining of the inlay, but it's a bit late for that.
I keep thinking there might be a way to set the dremel up in some kind of jig, or create something, but I really want the ring to set nicely against the edge, and recessed a bit below level on the top.
I could make the new ring a little smaller and attach it on the inside edge, but that just wouldn't look right in the end.
So have at it, I'd love to hear your thoughts and ideas!
As always, thank you.
The lid is African Mahogany, the trim is walnut.
I wish I had a CNC or laser, but don't, so I carved this mostly by hand, which was rather long and painstaking, but one hell of a lesson in carefuling.
I also cut the "R" by hand with a jeweler's saw.
This is going to be an epoxy inlay, with a shallow layer of crushed turquoise on the bottom, possibly gloss black walls inside, or maybe just the wood itself finished, I'm not sure yet, but here's my dilemma:
I want to cut a precise rabbet around the top of the inlay for the brass ring to sit it.
The current one is just a proto, the final one will be a bit thicker, minus the lead solder joint.
The oval is not a true oval, it's hand formed, and is what it is, but it's where I started for the inlay shape.
Anyways, I practiced carving it on another piece, but I'm not that good, and the results were less than acceptable to me.
I have a dremel with a little router base and a bunch of bits and burrs, but I'm not that good to be going freehand.
One slip up and it's a done deal.
I have wayyy too much time into this for a screw up.
I probably could have done it first, then proceeded with the mining of the inlay, but it's a bit late for that.
I keep thinking there might be a way to set the dremel up in some kind of jig, or create something, but I really want the ring to set nicely against the edge, and recessed a bit below level on the top.
I could make the new ring a little smaller and attach it on the inside edge, but that just wouldn't look right in the end.
So have at it, I'd love to hear your thoughts and ideas!
As always, thank you.