Posh pencil box with inlay - updated with finishing

[Woodbloke]

The lining is mitred to fit with just a tiny bit of lateral movement. I find mitres to be a bit of a pain in the backside as they often open up leaving an ugly line. When the sycamore is finally fitted gluing a coloured piece of veneer in the mitre both reduces the chance of this happening and disguises it if it does.

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Any suggestions or feedback will be welcome. I really struggle to remember to take pictures along the way so apologies if anything is unclear.

Reading back through, I can see now that you have indeed inserted a coloured piece of veneer in the mitres, which is a cunning ploy

However, it may be the photo, but it looks to me like ‘rounded’ edge of the lining could do with a little more work with a small shoulder plane and sanding block. There appear to be ‘flats’ on it where it ought to be a smooth, curved profile.

The mitres to a large extent can be prevented from opening up by scribing and mitering, so it’s only the top 6mm of the joint which is actually cut at 45deg. More difficult to do, but it does get around the thorny issue of the joints opening up - Rob

 

[PAC1]

Thank you for the excellent tutorial. As someone teaching themselves to veneer it is much appreciated.
Where did you get that press?

 

[Blackswanwood]

Reading back through, I can see now that you have indeed inserted a coloured piece of veneer in the mitres, which is a cunning ploy

However, it may be the photo, but it looks to me like ‘rounded’ edge of the lining could do with a little more work with a small shoulder plane and sanding block. There appear to be ‘flats’ on it where it ought to be a smooth, curved profile.

The mitres to a large extent can be prevented from opening up by scribing and mitering, so it’s only the top 6mm of the joint which is actually cut at 45deg. More difficult to do, but it does get around the thorny issue of the joints opening up - Rob

Thanks Rob. It’s due to go to my son’s young lady tomorrow - I will check when I head off to the workshop shortly and give that edge a tidy up as you suggest this afternoon.

I like that idea of scribing and mitering and will give that a try on the next one.

 

[Blackswanwood]

Thank you for the excellent tutorial. As someone teaching themselves to veneer it is much appreciated.
Where did you get that press?

I bought the screw from Workshop Heaven and asked a friend who has a steel fabricating business to make me one that would handle a sheet that was A3 paper size. Something got lost in translation and it ended up being twice that size and capable of surviving a direct missile strike!