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Hi all,
I was working on finding something for my step-mom for Christmas this year. She's one of those folks that's exceedingly difficult to buy for. I asked her what she wanted and she said "One of those 365 day cat-a-day calendars." Meh. :thumbdown: Conveniently, I had also just cleaned my shop. So, I decided that maybe a DIY gift might be in order. I had built a cutting board for my wife out of some scrap just for fun a while ago and thought something like that might be a good option. Unfortunately, I didn't have any decent scrap. I mentioned to my wife what my plan was and that I was off to the lumber yard to get materials. She said "Oh, really? You know...we need to get gifts for my grandparents, too..." Ok, so now I'm off to the lumber yard for 3x more lumber than originally planned.
I should have taken pictures of the construction, but since I only started this project a few days ago (procrastination at its finest), I was in a hurry. Anyway, here is the result of the project. The inlays are done in mahogany, the lighter colored background of the inlays is maple, and the surrounding decorative colors are purple heart, walnut, and what I think is black walnut. They're finished with half a dozen (so far) coats of regular mineral oil from the pharmacy section of the grocery store. They also have rubber feet from Rockler on the back to keep them from sliding around on the counter.
A couple more pictures with different lighting that shows the purple heart a little better:
Jonathan
I was working on finding something for my step-mom for Christmas this year. She's one of those folks that's exceedingly difficult to buy for. I asked her what she wanted and she said "One of those 365 day cat-a-day calendars." Meh. :thumbdown: Conveniently, I had also just cleaned my shop. So, I decided that maybe a DIY gift might be in order. I had built a cutting board for my wife out of some scrap just for fun a while ago and thought something like that might be a good option. Unfortunately, I didn't have any decent scrap. I mentioned to my wife what my plan was and that I was off to the lumber yard to get materials. She said "Oh, really? You know...we need to get gifts for my grandparents, too..." Ok, so now I'm off to the lumber yard for 3x more lumber than originally planned.
I should have taken pictures of the construction, but since I only started this project a few days ago (procrastination at its finest), I was in a hurry. Anyway, here is the result of the project. The inlays are done in mahogany, the lighter colored background of the inlays is maple, and the surrounding decorative colors are purple heart, walnut, and what I think is black walnut. They're finished with half a dozen (so far) coats of regular mineral oil from the pharmacy section of the grocery store. They also have rubber feet from Rockler on the back to keep them from sliding around on the counter.



A couple more pictures with different lighting that shows the purple heart a little better:


Jonathan