Sofa Table Almost Done

[Sam Chambers]

To create the inly, I used an inlay kit with my router.

http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shops.../routnlay.html

I have one of those...somewhere. One of these days I'll have to find it and give it a try!

[Guy Germaine]

The hardest part is making the pattern. Once that's done, it fairly easy. With the Newf inlay, I had to keep shaping the pattern until I got a shape that I liked. Because of the bushing that you use for the recessed area, Curves and shapes don't come out like you think they would. I wound up taking the bushing off, sticking a pencil in it and drawing around the inside of my pattern. Then, I'd sand and shape the areas that didn't look like a Newf.

If you look at the pattern, it a little out of proportion, but when you cut the recess, it looks good.