Alexander Helbich Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Not stained yet, nor glued together or filled. TONS of holes, Didnt do the inlay properly, Wood was too thick to stack for the stacking method. Also, I suck at following the lines apparently. Didnt have good blades, only home depot ones left to work with. Waiting for some in the mail, but had the itch to finish it! neptun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Helbich Posted March 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Would it be even worth filling all dem holes?! Advice on if I should just redo the inside one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 (edited) When all you have is big box blades, go to your local tavern until the mailman brings good blades. I really like what you did but when I get the good blades I would probably work to get a feel for how they cut and then redo the entire thing, Be sure to save this one so you have a reference point for how much you improve and how quickly. Edited March 29, 2016 by Doug Birchbark and Scrolling Steve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Also, when you get the new blades, do some test cuts to get the correct angle for inlay. Stack cutting for inlay is the only way to go. Scrolling Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Good advise up there. I would keep it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Not stained yet, nor glued together or filled. TONS of holes, Didnt do the inlay properly, Wood was too thick to stack for the stacking method. Also, I suck at following the lines apparently. Didnt have good blades, only home depot ones left to work with. Waiting for some in the mail, but had the itch to finish it! Much better than one i tryed and i had lots of experience too.Your going to be really something in the village with your skills! :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Helbich Posted March 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Been working with scrap wood lately, Only thing I had was 3/4 left that was decently big enough for the pattern. Can't stack 2 3/4 peices, thats way to big! haha. Yeah, Ill deff try to do some stack cuts and do the inlays "properly" when I get my blades in the mail. Big box ones really didnt want to move with the wood instead of "bend" and "twist" sideways. Thanks tho! Ill keep trying! thats for sure!! Much better than one i tryed and i had lots of experience too.Your going to be really something in the village with your skills! :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: Thanks, Keep trying different things and seeing how they look with my "lack" of experiance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Alex, You might check this out. It helps explain inlays. http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/topic/15518-making-simple-boxes-with-inlay-in-lid/?hl=%2Bcedar+%2Bboxes Jim here at the village did this. dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Yes Alex, I think you should recut the infill piece. If for no other reason, it's a perfect chance to practice cutting on the line. I don't like big box store blades, but, even with them you should be able to follow the pattern lines. They were all that was available to me when I first started out, I learned how to use them and had no issues. You have to put the time it takes into practicing your cuts, and each different type of project could require more practice. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranMike Harley Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Good go at it, Alex. Hey, this is how we learn. Lots of good advice here. The next time you do the same project, I'm sure you'll see a big improvement. Practice makes perfect and most important, Have Fun !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Helbich Posted March 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Yeah, I read up on it quite a bit before hand, I just wanted to see how this would look like or how it worked out. Didnt wanna stack 3/4 peices which I had. haha. Thanks everyone I will try it again properly and post the next version of this once i get can the blades in and proper wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 I would run a bead of a the colour of your choice of glitter glue around the edge and that will hide the gap and look like you did it deliberately or a piece of string. Roly Birchbark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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