How to Make a Raised Faceted Star
Making decorative inlays can seem daunting, and knowing just where to start can be obscured. Paul put this together as an inlay for you to begin inlaying yourself using any wood you have in your workspace. Enjoy!
Making decorative inlays can seem daunting, and knowing just where to start can be obscured. Paul put this together as an inlay for you to begin inlaying yourself using any wood you have in your workspace. Enjoy!
Making stars for decoration is quick and fun, and will develop very specific hand tool skills you can use throughout your future as a woodworker. The sequence of making the stars will show you how to make the points and thickness of the pieces with precision, and the result is a beautiful star.
Making decorative inlays can seem daunting, and knowing just where to start can be obscured. Paul put this together as an inlay for you to begin inlaying yourself using any wood you have in your workspace. Enjoy!
Paul shows how to inlay geometric patterns into the edge of wood. It’s a technique he’s been using for years to create and decorate all types of projects. It can be done with a pair of tongue and groove planes and a few essential hand tools. Paul uses the mitre box and a fine saw to ensure accuracy, then rips it to thickness and refines it with a thicknessing jig and plane.