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Hi all! I have been reading this Forum for quite a long time, but I’ve never built up the nerve to post. So, today is a new day! I have truly loved learning this art from all of you on this forum!! Thank you!!

I did have a project that I sent to support, and was told that I should learn to walk before I run! I absolutely agree. So, baby steps…

This is one of my early learning projects… I have a lot to learn, but I am excited to connect. Are there any users close to me? Midwest Ohio?

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Thank you,
Christina

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That’s a lot nicer than my first stuff. Good work.

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That’s the work of someone with an eye and talent to execute. Congratulations !
Way past my first attempts.

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Are those Morel Mushrooms? IMO, I would tighten the images and text meaning shrink them so they’re not crowding the border. If you take Millie’s Bistro and have the text follow the edge of the piece, like an arc, it opens up space for the mushroom image. Just my preference but you may like the changes so it wouldn’t hurt to experiment on screen. I’ve worked a lot in Ohio but live in Southern Indiana. Good luck!

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Maybe even put Millie’s on the arc at the top and Bistro on the arc at the bottom so the mushrooms are centered.

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How is that 2-toned? Inlay? If so, that’s a pretty impressive first job.

I’m about 4 hrs north on Lake St. Clair. (Lived in Centerville, OH '92-'97)

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Yes, morel mushrooms. Great suggestions…I will give that a try!

Thank you!

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Walnut inlay. And, thank you!

Centerville isn’t far from me at all.

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I forgot to say inlays are not an easy thing so kudos to you. Keep it up!

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Here are a few Morels I made in Adobe Illustrator awhile back that may offer you more detail.
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Thank you so much for sharing!

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Christina:That is one excellent piece of work! I do some inlay work too, but still did not find the optimal settings. Do you mind posting your settings for Starting Depth S / Max Depth D in base file, and Plug Depth D / Top Gap S?

(recommend to use end grain for such fine details, less breakouts, and the minimal holes / breakouts -walnut is susceptible for those- can be filled with very fine sanding dust, fill it in the holes with a blade / knife, drop superglue, activator on it, and sand.)

Can’t stop looking at these two items!!!

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Matthias: Thank you for your kind words and for sharing your projects with me. Very impressive! Thanks also for the end grain suggestion.

For the base, I began with a 0.0 Starting Depth, and 5 mm Max Depth. For the plug, I checked the Inlay Plug Mode box and used a 4.50 mm Plug Depth, with a 1.50 Top Gap. (I watched Winston’s “How to Create Perfect V-Carve Inlays” several times, which was very helpful!!)

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Welcome to the Forum!
Use to live in Ohio, but reside in Northeast Indiana.

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@Emmess That is the coolest cutting board I’ve ever seen. Awesome!

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The steampunk cutting board design came from here. Includes files already in C3D format.

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Thank you for the link and it looks like you nailed it. I really like the concept of the knife drawer. Very cool. Thanks again.

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Nice work!
I live in Southeast Ohio but I have very limited skills.

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Welcome to the forum Jayme.
Everyone has limited skills as a beginner.
We all had to start somewhere. I was once like you, but with all the experience of others in this forum to assist, I have learned so much. (Still learning :laughing:)
Have fun on your journey.

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