My next project was a Quarter Sawn White Oak pedestal for a bust of Winston Churchill. This is another design by Jim Guy. It also has a bit of brass to be inlaid, along with a touch of granite to set it off.

                                        Here is the basic box with the stiles and rails in place.

 This is the upper frieze that will have the griffins and name inlaid. the tricky part was the way the corner detail came together. The outside corner was only attached at the top and bottom of the horizontal pieces. this was the only way you could have a 1/4 " piece and have a 1/4 "deep recess.

                                                     

                                                        Thats my little finger in the shot.

                                   
                                        This is the mini shoot board I made to trim the pieces.

                                     Ready for stain and a finish. Fluted columns fit the corners.
                                        You can also see the moldings installed in the panels.

These four show some more of the details. 

Marble installed, waiting on the bronze griffins and letters.

I used a scroll saw to cut out the relief for the brass letters.

A little fish glue around the edges and tapped in with a block of scrap wood and a mallet.

Installed.

 Terrible picture had a lot of light coming through the window.