Hand Mirror: Episode 4
This episode is devoted to the various options we can use for transforming the square and blocky perimeter edges of the mirror into an ergonomic shape that just begs to be held.
This episode is devoted to the various options we can use for transforming the square and blocky perimeter edges of the mirror into an ergonomic shape that just begs to be held.
In this episode, we develop the recess for housing the mirror using the gouge, the knife, the chisel, and the router plane, followed by the poor man’s router plane made specifically for this mirror recessing project.
Here we create our inlay pieces and enter the more creative world, both creating our inlays and then inlaying the pieces into the mirror back.
In this opening episode to the series, Paul includes two carved and shaped hand mirrors to develop two distinctly different types of decoration.
New projects are always exciting, and this one is no exception, especially because we offer some very distinct options to decorate the work with inlays and carvings.