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Beautiful.
I am sure she will love it.
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Beautiful wood, inlay, box! Well Done!
Thanks, Curt
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Mike, your skill and patience is to be admired. Very nice work.
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That's a winner. Really nice figured walnut. Love the line and berry. Nice work!
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Very nice, I need to get going on a similar project for my wife. I'd love to see it when you complete it!
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Very nice!!!
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Very nice job indeed and what a beautiful Jewelry Box, I am sure your Wife will love it.
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Mike, one question regarding the inlay. Since the inlay is done on raw wood, how do you finish it without staining/coloring the inlay?
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Joe, that's a good question. My stringing is holly, which is very white in the natural state. I am using General Finishes Arm-R-Seal wipe on the project, so that would change the holly to more of an amber color, which is fine with me, but I am going to try the finish on a sample piece of inlay before I jump into it. I have heard of using liquid masking material to protect inlay from finish staining, but I can say I won't be going there. The berries are ebony and cherry, so they should have a subtle contrast with the walnut when finished.
By the way, I am making a plain lid also; just in case the inlay is not what I had hoped. Fortunately the case itself is basically done.
Thanks for the nice comments, and I will post a photo when it is finished.
