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11-15-2014, 02:42 PM
Variation on a theme. Now the inner intersections are 72° instead of 90° so a little jiggery-pokery with the shooting board and an 18° wedge and it came together nicely.

Pine, so of course I managed to ding an outside intersection a little bit. Sigh. But overall, very happy with the result so I need to prep some contrasting hardwood again.

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11-15-2014, 06:11 PM
Mahogany (African?) and quarter sawn sycamore.

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11-15-2014, 06:17 PM
Gorgeous, Rob! I must try something like this soon. How thick are the work pieces? I seem to remember about 1/8-inch?

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11-15-2014, 06:31 PM
I'm finishing out about 1/16". Sawing just a little more than that. Just eyeballing the thickness and using the "finger-gauge" to pencil a guide line onto the stock first.
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11-15-2014, 06:41 PM
Neat! They look terrific! I like the wood combo - well done!

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11-15-2014, 09:55 PM
I like the geometry of the mahogany star a little better, either way it is nice. Did you cut the veneer by hand?
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11-15-2014, 11:02 PM
Yep. Finished out around 1/16"
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11-16-2014, 05:25 AM
Rob those look fantastic, great job. Thanks for sharing !

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11-18-2014, 10:25 PM
Very cool.
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11-19-2014, 12:07 PM
Rob

Those are fantastic. The contrast on the second one is amazing.

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