inlay 1st and 2nd attempts

[preprius]

Some guy at my work is leaving.  So I made him a farewell gift.  The D and S are the logo. Attached are two pics.  The tiny logos are my first attempt at angled cut for easy inlay.  The purple heart should have dropped into the brown wood. But it didn't go all the way down. So I filed sanded until it fit. I had a setting of 1.8 deg angle.  I should have accounted for 2x the blade thickness.

The purple heart was 1/16th inch less thickness (1/2 vs 9/16.).  So i played with fitting the brown wood into the purple heart hole.  Ok I knew it would have gaps.  I could put I could put a led light behind it and hilight the S. Also I can enhance the S by leaving the 1/16" above the D... I think that is called "relief".

Anyway I was playing. 

The 2 big pieces I did not use angled cut.  So I planned on making the inverse coloring. Why waste wood?  

On the boxes, they came out ok. One was better than the other. Both are acceptable. 

I will add 3 tiny magnets to hold the  top on. Also I need to add semi-gloss finish.   Maybe 4 coats. 

The tiny logos have Satin finish 3 coats.  

Mark. 

 

[Dan]

Nice one Mark. Hey, instead of filing or sanding where you cut out the piece, just glue them in and they should fit snug. Then sand the surfaces until they are flat. A belt sander would be your best option for that. You could always start with slightly thicker pieces if you want the finished piece to be a certain thickness. Anyway, it sounds like you are on the right track to get very close to the correct thickness. 

[daveww1]

nice job

[FrankEV]

Good work...like everything else, there is a learning curve.

[OCtoolguy]

Excellent!

[Dave Monk]

Wow! 1/2" purple heart is a challenge to inlay as hard as it is. 

[preprius]

so I stacked cut purple heart and Myrtle.  

purple heart janka hardness 2520 lb.

Myrtle janka hardness 1270 lb.

1.0625 inches in total.

Thrn for the center double stacked Myrtle.   for a total of 1.125in thick.

[Rockytime]

Nice work. You are well on your way!