A little gift for a friends birthday

[rdatelle]

Thanks , I'll give it a try.

[rdatelle]

2 hours ago, heppnerguy said:

Here is a copy of the first intarsia I ever made. I only used cedar used as fence wood at home Depoe. I choose different tones to give the shades of wood I wanted. you can die the colors to be darker. or use whatever wood you have that may work for you. It is important that you cut very carefully as the different colored wood will be from a different section or piece of wood. It is suggested that you use 3/4 thick wood but not ply wood. Cut all you pieces first. Try to stay on the line when cutting. Then shape your pieces so that they are rounded on the outside edges. Sand where needed so there is no gap between the pieces. The tail should be tapered to a thinner degree then the body for realism. after you have them shaped you can put a dab of glue where the pieces join one another. After they are all dry make a backer board of 1/4 in ply and glue the dolphin to the BB. When dry, put on your finish. The fins of the fish are made with about 3/8 thick pieces. the arrow lines are wood grain direction and initials for for Medium or lighter wood colors. 

If you have any questions just message me, I will be happy to help you.  I can send you a photo of the dolphin I made if you would like to see the colors, I choose for my first one

  A little bit of sanding to obtain realism and a final sanding before you put them together. 

Dick

Maybe the picture of the one you did might help. Thanks again Dick.

[heppnerguy]

20 hours ago, rdatelle said:

Maybe the picture of the one you did might help. Thanks again Dick.

Here it is... the darker parts on the body and tail are from shadows when the photo was taken. You can see it is an easy one and the shaping and wood depths are easy to see here

Dick