Star Ornaments
Al spent a good part of a year making a computerized router and these ornaments were our first step into the that world of woodworking. These ornaments are inlaid with a separate piece of wood, ebony or satinwood, and then routed with his machine.4.5" x .625 thick
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Small Star Ornaments
A smaller version of our larger star, about 2.75" x .5"thick.
Dove Ornament
Peace Dove- Maple with pink ivorywood beak 4.5" from branch to tail.
Reindeer Ornament
Six reindeer heads in a snowflake shape made with maple over bubinga.
3.75" diameter
Hawaiian Bouquet Jewelry Box
Here is a corner detail, of an open lid, showing the mango butterfly spline that secures each corner. These are driven into the miter joints at assembly from the bottom, forming a joint that needs no glue (I glue them anyway). Another extraordinary detail on an extraordinary jewelry box.
Hawaiian Bouquet Jewelry Box
Since koa has such bold and variable figure, it's especially important to match grain, and select wood carefully. My koa boxes are often made by re-sawing a piece long enough for one short side and one long side, and so I get a perfect grain match all the way around, with two book-matched corners, and two simple continuations of the grain. Pictured is a book-matched corner.
Hawaiian Bouquet Jewelry Box
Since koa has such bold and variable figure, it's especially important to match grain, and select wood carefully. My koa boxes are often made by re-sawing a piece long enough for one short side and one long side, and so I get a perfect grain match all the way around, with two book-matched corners, and two simple continuations of the grain. Pictured is a book-matched corner.
Hawaiian Bouquet Jewelry Box
Since koa has such bold and variable figure, it's especially important to match grain, and select wood carefully. My koa boxes are often made by re-sawing a piece long enough for one short side and one long side, and so I get a perfect grain match all the way around, with two book-matched corners, and two simple continuations of the grain. Pictured is a book-matched corner.