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Federal-style

INLAY

BY ROB MILLARD

Small pieces transform your work from austere to awesome.

five-part petals, Boston examples with the flowers in three parts, and one-piece bell-flowers associated wit h New York furniture. It's the New York design that is Lhe focus of this article.

Despite being made in one piece, the combined effect of the sand shading, connecting loops and the teardrop pendants adds a stately look to the completed project.

Where to Begin

The first step is to draw the stringing, bellfiowers and connecting loops at full size, A drawing shows the locations of the i ndividu al elemen tsofthebel Iflowers and stringing, but it can't always convey how the finished inlays look.

On my first such leg I used Vie" stringing, which looked fine until I applied the finish, where the resulting contrast made the st ringing look heavy. Make the stringing -Vm" wide -just V&+" less in width - and the appearance is greatly improved.

The outside stringingruns from the cuff-banding up toamitered intersection with the

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