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I stopped guitar work for a couple of days to help my brother. He built an heirloom toy chest for his granddaughter out of salvaged cyprus (some with spalt). It is all pegged and dovetailed with no metal fasteners used. Anyway he asked me to inlay one or two butterfiles into the top, so I reluctantly agreed, but I'm glad I did. Each butterfly is cut from different wood: Purpleheart, walnut, bloodwood, spalted maple, birdseye maple, and tulipwood. All cut on the scroll saw and inlaid freehand with the dremel. A little tricky because the top is domed with about a 30", or so, radius. I think it came out good, though.






Ron

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OLD MAN formerly (and formally) known as:

Ron Wisdom

Somewhere in the middle of Arkansas......

Good! It looks great and she's going to love it. What a neat idea. An heirloom for sure!

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Michael Lloyd

“I was born to ignorance, yes, and lesser poverties ...
I was born to privilege that I did not see ... I didn’t know it, but my way was paved” – John Gorka

Ron, that's beautiful.

Thanks, guys, much appreciated. It wouldn't have bothered me much if it was on something I'd built, but cutting chunks into something that someone else has spent many hours on is scary.

Ron

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OLD MAN formerly (and formally) known as:

Ron Wisdom

Somewhere in the middle of Arkansas......

I hear you on the scary part. Wow. Nice job Ron. Tell your brother we loved seeing it. Thanks for sharing this little Wisdom Heirloom Chest. Cypress, who'd a thunk it?

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I like that!

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Rian Gitar og Mandolin

That is very nice, and makes the toy-box extra special.

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Waddy

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Onya Ron

I can understand you saying it was a little scary taking to your Brothers fine work with a dremel...be enough to give a man butterflies I reckon.

Well done mate your work has added a very fine touch to a great piece of work and you can feel proud in the knowledge that your Bro has such confidence in your skills that he trusted you to add the detail for him.

Great team work, great family experience.

Cheers

Kim

I don't know what the big deal is. I do inlay and I'm not a Lutheran. I did date a very nice one a few years back......

Ron,
Nice work!

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Thanks, guys.

Ron

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OLD MAN formerly (and formally) known as:

Ron Wisdom

Somewhere in the middle of Arkansas......

Very nice work indeed Ron!
You have a very lucky little granddaughter there on the recieving end of that beautiful chest present, hierloom quality no indeed!
Cheers
Charlie

That is really, really, really, really beautiful, and the I sure hope the recipient will really treasure this work of craftmanship.

[QUOTE=SteveS] I don't know what the big deal is. I do inlay and I'm not a Lutheran. I did date a very nice one a few years back......

Ron,
Nice work![/QUOTE]

Dang it Steve! If I hadn't just swallowed, I'd be trying to get the limeade out of the laptop!



Ron,
It's beautiful. You were more than up for the challenge. Well done. Every Sweetie is impressed.

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Aoibeann

They look fantastic.
As far as routing chunks into other people's work that's all guys like Paul and me do!
Guess we live in fear
Inlayers are a pretty messed up lot!

Great job!
Craig L.

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Thanks, Craig, much appreciated. You and Paul must have nerves of steel. My eyes aren't good enough any more for dealing with much inlay, but it is fun (when it works out). You and Paul certainly have nothing to worry about from me.    You guys are both world class.

Ron

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OLD MAN formerly (and formally) known as:

Ron Wisdom

Somewhere in the middle of Arkansas......

Way cool Ron, but exceptional work from you is not surprising

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