Like many of us, I have a problem throwing wood away and I am always looking for ways to make interesting things out of it.
Enter a decorative way to use up small scraps of wood. This pattern was done in poplar (with a lot of color variation).
The stock was rough cut and then milled by hand to 1/8” x 1/2”, joints for the frame were cut by hand with a pull saw, and the angles for the pattern pieces were done using a jig and a really sharp chisel. The angles are 45º, 22.5º, and 67.5º and everything is friction fit. This has been a fun project, I learned a lot, and figured out a new way to use up scraps.