christmas projects

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shadow trees

trees slide into pre-cut slots for full customization. led light strips shine up for shadow effect.

my beautiful mother had taken a picture of a lit tree display she saw online. she just so happened to have a little red truck she thought would look great next to it. she asked if it's something i could make and i gave it shot. this is the result...

serving tray

for christmas cookies of course..

this one was a learning curve trying to figure out how to do a finely detailed inlay. upon my research i stumbled upon something referred to as 'v-carve inlay'. the idea is the v-bit adjusts it's height as when when cutting

to allow for the sharp corners. the female portion is cut into the serving tray, and a mirrored male replicant is cut from a second piece of wood. glue them together and wait a day. cut off the excess material from the male portion, then it's a matter of a little cleanup.

shadow box

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