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No scroll saw used in making these stars. I have made them in the past (2017) and started making some again now. (Four of them so far) Ash and cedar. 18" across and 28" across on others. The wood is 3/8" thick Tricky to make and requires two different miter sleds.
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I make and sell these small crosses at our local farmers market and at other fairs and festivals. I make them of 1" strips of wood. Cedar and ash. 9" tall. I now have 57 of them made. I am not sure it will be enough for the year but it is a good start.
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Same pattern , different woods. One, Pine, maple, and bois d'arc and one cedar, basswood, and bois d'arc. Boxes measure 6"x8"x3" 3/8" thick wood.
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One of our local universities invites us each year for a Christmas event for children. We (our club) makes and distributes toys to the kids at this Christmas event. They also ask us to provide a door prize for them. They do pay the club for this and it is our only fundraiser for the year. This years event is themed "Mickey Mouse Christmas" so I made this cedar box for them. It measures 8 1/2" x 11"x 3". The inlaid woods are Walnut, Bois d'arc,. Pine, basswood and Bubinga .
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My latest project:
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Sold six of these tissue boxes today. Just another place to use my inlays. Maple inlaid into cedar.
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Our woodworkers club has been invited back to a Local university's Christmas celebration event. This years theme is "Charlie Brown's Christmas". I plan to use this converted, and never sold, bird house as a display at our table.(We give away about 250 toys to the kids attending). Birdhouse is western red cedar and snoopy is made of pine, ebony, walnut, purple heart and maple. No paints or stains used. Combination of intarsia and double bevel inlay.
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. I saw a video on line showing how to make this box with rounded sides and lineal inlay all around the four sides of the box. Mine is a little different than the one in the video but that video gave me the idea for this project. This box measures 6"x8"x2" deep. I put a Magnolia blossom inlay in the hinged lid but a plain top would also look nice. The lineal inlay all around the rounded sides is 1/16" poplar. The box is made of eastern red cedar and is flocked on the inside. The magnolia blossom inlay includes Poplar (leaves) Maple and Bois'darc. I used a wipe on poly for the finish. Lots of extra steps in making this. Fun to make, but I am not sure it is worth the effort as an item to sell.
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One of my customers requested that I make a box for them with a magnolia blossom inlaid into the lid. This is what I came up with. I made five of them because I like it and think others may like it also. I got the image through an image search on the web. Flower is made of maple and Bois'darc and leaves of poplar. Box lid is made of eastern red cedar. (aromatic)
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After making, literally, thousands of boxes with inlaid images or lettering in the hinged lids I decided to try making some band saw boxes. I started by making twelve of them. Takes more wood and more time than my other boxes but it is a new item for me to sell this Saturday at the farmers market.
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I make and sell cedar boxes with images inlaid into the hinged lids and today I sold thirty-five of them! My average, at the twenty five or so sales I attend, is only about twelve and my best this year was thirty-nine. My next scheduled sale is in Mid June 2016. I also make and sell intarsia, toys and wall hung items like crosses and 38" stars but boxes are my best seller.
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I make and sell many cedar boxes with images or lettering inlaid into the hinged lids. I have been asked to explain how I do this with photos, so here it goes if you roll your curser over the images there are captions there to see. Box frames measure 6"x8"x2"deep wooden patterns are used with a pencil to apply image to box lid Note that pattern is aligned with centerline.. I drill this hole using a rotary tool in a Dremel drill press jig set to drill at about six degree angle. I keep the inside of the image or letter to the high (right) side of the blade with the saw table tilted at about 2.3 degrees when using two 3/8" blanks stacked to total thickness of 3/4" After cut is complete separate the two woods with a razor knife. The pieces removed from the box lid blank. The bottom two pieces in this photo will be discarded. Apply white glue to edges with an artist brush. Apply white glue to edges with an artist brush Look closely and see that it is not a perfect fit. Not to worry, it will be corrected Sand off both sides untill flat and smooth with all surface glue removed. Apply glue top edges of box sides and clamp in place to set up for one hour minimum. Notice I space the hinged side of the box lid with the thickness of two business cards on each side. This is done to avoid pinching and not allowing the front of the box lid to close all the way Notice I space the hinged side of the box lid with the thickness of two business cards on each side. This is done to avoid pinching and not allowing the front of the box lid to close all the way Finished inlay before lacquer After fist coat of brush on lacquer.
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I had a small sale today. In an out of the way place, and not a whole lot of shoppers, but I did manage to sell fourteen cedar boxes with images inlaid into the hinged lids. I also sold a custom order for two more. Not a whole lot of shoppers there but still well worth my effort. I only took boxes with me today because it was an inside sale with only two six foot tables to display my stuff. I left my wooden stars at home. I have only one more show scheduled this year but I am still looking for any others that may pop up nearby.
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A guy contacted me though our woodworking club website and said he was looking for someone to teach him woodworking, and i agreed to show him what I know. He has been coming to my shop a few days each week and has made two cedar boxes with inlaid images in the lids. He saw photos I have of cedar trunks I used to make and decided he wanted to make one. Attached are photos of it finished. He made the whole thing himself, with my guidance. It came out fine. He has had so much fun making this that he now wants to start making another, for his dad. I enjoyed helping him make it also. The trunk measures 24" long 15" tall and 15" wide. Hinged lid, raised panels on four sides and lacquer finish. Made, using 1/2" eastern red cedar.
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I made two 50" tall quilt display racks today. I made them of eastern red cedar. I cut the heart shape with my 15" jet scroll saw but the rest using my table saw, planer, router, and sander. Material is 3/4" and 3/8" cedar. Glued and nailed together and screwed to the 16"x8" base. Lots of quilt makers here in Lubbock.
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This is a special order I did for a local Doctor. I have no idea what it means. She did not say. Maple inlaid into cedar.
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I make and sell these five pointed stars using oak and cedar, or walnut. I make them about ten at a time and have sold nine so far this summer. This is the most challenging item I make. Getting the miter angles just right is tricky and can be frustrating. I make these stars in two sizes. 18" across and 28" across. The larger ones sell the best.
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Made four more of these. Wood is cedar box, maple Texas, poplar leaves, and Boisd'arc rose.
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Yet another box with inlay. 6"x 8". This time I wanted a yellow rose so I used yellow wood. It is Boisd.arc or also called Hedge or osage orange. Leaves are poplar ."
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I made this cedar plaque with maple inlay for a house warming gift. 8 1/2" x 11" x 3/8" thick. Finished with two coats of shellac, sanding with 500 grit between coats and a final two coats of a spray on clear finish from a rattle can. Took about three hours plus drying time for the finish. Once you get into doing inlay it is very quick to do. Not always so easy though.
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I have sold six of these and just finished making six more. Crosses are fifteen inches tall and 3/8" thick with a 1/8" "scab patch" on the back to reinforce the but joint at the intersection. Made of eastern red cedar and soft maple inlay. It seems the angels help the sales a lot. I still have some I made without them. I wonder if they will ever sell. These are quick and easy to make but sell easily only at a $10 price. Over that amount,they do not sell well.
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This is a 16" tall wall hung plaque, made to order. 3/8" Cedar and maple and lettering is Mesquite. The angel was tricky to do but I did get it on the first try. I put the lettering inside the smaller maple heart so that I did not have to swing the larger heart all around while doing the inlay of the letters.
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Here are a few crosses I have recently made with maple inlaid into 3/8" cedar. 18" tall. People here in West Texas collect crosses to hang in their house. I hope to sell these this summer at street fairs and Festivals.
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Made from fence cedar and wooden pegs only. The cedar was all not a true rectangle cut; so I decided to use the un-square cuts as the sides to make it different! The torching is done easily with a self-igniting propane torch (H-F Special) They are a little more difficult than they look to make , but, still fun!
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I have made over fifty trunks similar to this one but this is the first one that included inlaid images and numbers. The four sixes ranch is a couple of hours east of me and is a large horse and cattle ranch. I use the double bevel inlay method with my scroll saw to do the images and the four sixes ranch brand on top. Trunk is made of eastern red cedar (aromatic) with maple inlay. Joinery of the trunk is with sixty poplar dowels. Trunk is 26" long ,15" wide and 18" tall and made of 1/2" thick stock. The panels with inlay are 3/8" thick. I find it easier and more fun to do the inlay than to make raised panels that I have used in the past. I am always looking for new things to put my inlays on.
