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Title: Cross with inlay
Post by: Jim Finn on January 17, 2014, 05:46:31 pm

24" tall walnut with maple inlay 3/8" thick.

Title: Re: Cross with inlay
Post by: DWSudekum on January 17, 2014, 06:20:31 pm

Excellent job Jim.  Thanks for sharing this with us.


DW

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Post by: Dan26 on January 17, 2014, 06:25:03 pm

Nice work Jim. You made it all come together quite well.

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Post by: Keefie on January 17, 2014, 07:03:13 pm

looks beautiful Jim.

Title: Re: Cross with inlay
Post by: EIEIO on January 17, 2014, 07:32:12 pm

Looks good. I was wondering about the best way to make the cross - cut from a wide blank, lap jointed, but jointed, etc. Do you have a backer on this or did you glue the 4 parts together? Any other jointing?

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Post by: troy_curtis on January 18, 2014, 01:04:30 am

Beautiful looking cross and nice job on the inlay. Love the contrast.

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Post by: wombatie on January 18, 2014, 04:54:57 am

Excellent work as always Jim.  Beautiful looking cross.

Marg

Title: Re: Cross with inlay
Post by: Jim Finn on January 18, 2014, 07:49:02 am

Reply to EIEIO  :  I cut the entire vertical part and the entire horizontal part, then I  laid one on top of the other and hot glued them together, front and back.  I then took the assembled cross to the chop saw and cut it where they overlap , corner to corner.  Toss out the scraps , do the inlay and then glue the four pieces together.  After the white glue sets (about 1/2 hour) I  apply a 1/8" backer about six inches long, sand the joint in front, smooth and put a metal hanger on the back.  I make my own hangers with metal from old band saw blades with the teeth cut off.

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Post by: Al W on January 18, 2014, 09:08:42 am

Nice job Jim, thanks for letting us have a look.

Al

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Post by: frankorona on January 18, 2014, 09:18:01 am

Wonderful cross with inserted figures, looks very well done, thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Cross with inlay
Post by: EIEIO on January 18, 2014, 10:12:21 am

thanks for the details. that makes a nice tight joint. I wonder how something similar would work for picture frame corners - glue the overlay, chop, join. I'll have to try that. Might also make an interesting frame corner if it were scroll cut intentionally wavy, or like a jigsaw piece cut.

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Post by: countryscroller on January 18, 2014, 11:21:23 am

Very nice cross! Great inlay too!

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Post by: newfie on January 19, 2014, 09:55:54 am

nice cross thanks for posting

Title: Re: Cross with inlay
Post by: Jim Finn on January 19, 2014, 11:07:20 am

EIEIO:  I have seen a u-tube video where a guy did what you suggested.  He made the frame parts, laid two sides over the other two and cut the corners on his scroll saw in a loop, like you do when making interlocking puzzle pieces.  I have not tried this but  may, someday.  Cutting the corners with a wide cerf saw blade, like on a chop saw or table saw, will shorten the frame a bit so I think a scroll saw would work best for this cut.

Title: Re: Cross with inlay
Post by: mickey357 on January 20, 2014, 11:19:36 pm

Very nice cuttin'. Thanks for the tip on cutting the cross.

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Post by: Marcellarius on January 26, 2014, 06:34:15 am

that's a nice and also cute cross.