Torquoise/Gold Truestone and Mesquite Segm.

[Skie_M]

Aha ... thanks for the correction, Mark. I saw the bit about the router and got confused ... went and looked again and found that the router was how you got the "X" for the core of the blank to put the other pieces around!

Was that Ebony you used for the black veneer?

 

[TLTHW]

Beautiful work Mark.

Tap Plastics carries a 1/2" wide double sided cloth tape that I use to hold templates on plywood for routing. Stuff adheres like outdoor carpet tape but doesn't cost quite as much.

 

[epigolucky]

Very sharp! Looks awesome!

 

[mark james]

Aha ... thanks for the correction, Mark. I saw the bit about the router and got confused ... went and looked again and found that the router was how you got the "X" for the core of the blank to put the other pieces around!

Was that Ebony you used for the black veneer?

Nope, just standard black wood veneer. I buy from a variety of sources when on sale. I believe this was from Rockler. It is .025" thick.

For this pen, the thickness did not matter as the corners can be built out.

For the Chevrons, I am making an inlay so the dimensions are crucial.

 

[Dale Lynch]

Ko I think I got it now,parallel segmenting.Takes me a little while,got more game than brains. Mark,that's a creative aproach

I picture is getting clearer JT,only confused about why you use glue and double sided tape.