Intarsia Mike Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Hi Everyone Here are a few photos of my newest project. Made from Walnut with Holly accents. The Intarsia Crusader Cross is made from Holly and Ebony surrounded with bookmatched walnut. The interior is lined with blue suede . Measures 15" x 15" x 8". The hardware is Nickel plated.Here is the info sent to me by the client; I am a police officer in NC, and am interested in having a custom valet box made to house / organize all daily carry items. I have drawn the internal layout & attached as two files. Also, I would would like to have a cross inside a shield (as attached) inlayed large/centered on the lid, and my initials inlaid in small letters near the front/bottom right corner of the lid. All the dimensions in my sketches are minimum internal dimensions for the sections, and several of the items have tight tolerances, so the overall size would need to be slightly scaled up to allow for the thickness of the wood. And here are the photos of the finished project. Challenging Project Harry Brink 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Gorgeous, Mike! The Intarsia cross is awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Excellent! Really purdy gun box. Bet he's happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Dudelston Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Mike, that is absolutely gorgeous. Great job. How did you attach the suede? Contact cement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intarsia Mike Posted April 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Thanks guys To Ron--Suede is a little tricky to work with so I began by cutting the sections to rough size and applied spray -on shellac to the back side to stiffen it up a bit and to keep it from fraying . I then cut the pieces to the exact size with a rotary cutter and use yellow glue spread evenly with a small paint brush onto the plywood backer. Without the shellac the glue has a tendency to bleed through the suede causing a big mess. The yellow glue gives me ample time to position the piece into position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Dudelston Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Thanks for the info Mike. It is truly very nice!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Thanks for the shellac tip, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Nice Job ~!!! Love the hardware. Great execution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Beautiful work and a couple great tips. Thanks Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Moody Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Wow Mike you just keep bring the bar up higher!. Awesome craftsmanship! Thanks so much for sharing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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