tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458866935778172402.post2004052654980416170..comments2024-03-26T17:34:49.565-04:00Comments on The Eaton County Woodworker: Help me pick an inlayZach Dillingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04253489360440424953noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458866935778172402.post-59268243264602818132013-12-21T00:07:24.264-05:002013-12-21T00:07:24.264-05:00Full circle!Full circle!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458866935778172402.post-58646664046250903802013-12-20T18:58:27.843-05:002013-12-20T18:58:27.843-05:00Full compass vote here as well. I'd love to ge...Full compass vote here as well. I'd love to get an insight into how you do the inlay itself. I hope it will be part of your future blog posts. I just completed my first project of this type after following Paul Sellers's instruction for a Christmas star. It was quite fun and really made me hungry for more.Rich Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05702812996811782918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458866935778172402.post-574450859793489422013-12-20T15:16:08.559-05:002013-12-20T15:16:08.559-05:00I saw one on the Pegs and 'Tails blog a while ...I saw one on the Pegs and 'Tails blog a while ago.<br />Any other links?<br /><br />Anyway, to answer your question, the full compass looks better.<br />Maybe if the half one had more slender rays... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458866935778172402.post-56298921103496377052013-12-20T14:28:29.072-05:002013-12-20T14:28:29.072-05:00Thanks for weighing in Mike. I'm still playing...Thanks for weighing in Mike. I'm still playing with the designs and will post the final one I go with.Zach Dillingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253489360440424953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458866935778172402.post-29188518443537396292013-12-20T14:28:08.643-05:002013-12-20T14:28:08.643-05:00They are stylized compasses, not literal copies of...They are stylized compasses, not literal copies of the face of a compass. These patterns were copied directly from a couple of different pieces of 18th century Boston furniture. Zach Dillingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253489360440424953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458866935778172402.post-22674804867891762072013-12-20T14:21:07.740-05:002013-12-20T14:21:07.740-05:00Why is this called a mariner's compass?
It doe...Why is this called a mariner's compass?<br />It doesn't correspond to the usual 4+4+8 division.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458866935778172402.post-51308673174502192262013-12-20T11:20:50.002-05:002013-12-20T11:20:50.002-05:00Go for the full compass. The half makes me want to...Go for the full compass. The half makes me want to see a shell carving.<br /><br />Regards,<br />MikeMike Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00802744346399727402noreply@blogger.com