Fireplace Bellows.

[Jim Finn]

I make these decorative and functional fireplace bellows. This is my latest. It is 15" long, 6" wide and made of cedar. The inlay is soft maple. The brass nozzle is made from a 30-30 shell.

[Sandy Oaks]

Hi Jim. That inlay is beautiful. I see all the veining, so do you cut the inlay and fit first before the veining?

[Fay P]

It's beautiful. I haven't tried the inlay stuff yet and hope to one day. Have a great day...Fay

[Jim Finn]

Hi Jim. That inlay is beautiful. I see all the veining, so do you cut the inlay and fit first before the veining?

Thank you for the kind comments.
This is double bevel Inlay.
I cut the outline of the inlay and drop out the maple piece and then I re-tape the cedar eagle to it and do the veining with a bit larger saw blade and at 90 degrees. Then I glue the maple piece into the cedar bellows. (Inlay it) I do it this way because it is faster for me. Two reasons to do the veining on the cedar (scrap) along with the maple inlay. (1)The pattern is drawn on the cedar, not the maple and (2) cutting the two thicknesses together slows down the cutting and gives me better control while doing the veining.

[SaltyDog]

Nice, I need one of these.

[Wood Dog]

Oh my that is one sweeeet project, thanks for the info Jim.