Masonic Plaque

[NedMan (Ned Hill)]

My afternoon/evening project has been making another one of my more involved Masonic plaques. Black walnut frame, maple veneer inlays, maple spline joints, and an alder engraved panel. Will post finished pictures tomorrow.

[NedMan (Ned Hill)]

Here it is finished.

[funinthefalls (Anthony Bolgar)]

As always Ned, well done!

[altair (Dustin Brace)]

That looks great, Brother.

[Jammy (Julien Morris)]

Thats superb !

[NedMan (Ned Hill)]

Thank you!

[MikeMeyer]

I just noticed that fine joinery; how’d you do that? Biscuit cutter?

Incidentally, beautifully done.

Mike

[NedMan (Ned Hill)]

Thanks The slots were cut with a slot cutter on the router table. (The amazon link is one boxing the 1/2" wide bit but I’m using the 1/8" wide bit that’s part of the listing)

Yonico 14187 1/2-Inch Height X 3/8-Inch Depth Slot Cutter Router Bit 1/2-Inch...

I laser cut L-shaped splines to glue and slot in; see my first build of these plaques for some more info.

A few months ago I posted a Masonic award plaque I made for my

A few months ago I posted a Masonic award plaque I made for my lodge. With that piece I had glued the frame and panel to a piece of 1/8" ply which was the easiest thing to do. I then mused about doing some joinery if I made another one and @Yuusuf_Sallahuddin_Y suggested using splines. I’ve done splines on mitered corners but not with a corner composed of two butt joints. Fast forward to now and I got a commision to make one for another lodge. After thinking about it some more I decided t…

[MikeMeyer]

You’re getting pretty crafty with those plagues; could be a nice little side business if you’re so inclined.

Thanks for the info…

Mike