Huh…didn’t know that.
If those were black reeds, it might look better, i just don’t like the contrast. (And I’m too cheap to buy 1000 of the black ones - they’re a lot pricier. Chuckle!)
I can probably hide the effect by raising the sides about half an inch though - I’ll give it a try and see before abandoning the idea.
Whoops. thanks for catching that. Fixed it. Sorry Jules, it looks perfect and complete!
Squeeeee! After your compass rose I didn’t even want to show this! 
That is friggen unreal!! Gorgeous, so so so cool
Amazing…again…you hit it out of the park on creativity!
I love that you made a knife block that is intentionally designed to hold knives in any direction or arrangement, but your knives are still put into it all facing the same direction and evenly spaced. 
But I suppose it’s that sort of precision that makes for such beautiful work. 
Only for it’s debut photo op…once it gets put into actual use, i doubt very much it’s going to look that nice. 
Or just drop a belt sander on the top. Should be able to sand the reeds down without breaking them since they’re packed in. A 3x18 sander seems like it would fit in there.
Whoa - there’s an idea! You don’t think they’d just shred? I can find a sander somewhere…
If they were loose maybe but if they’re packed in they should be fine.
If they do, you tip them out and put them back in upside down 
If they don’t you saved yourself the trouble of making the higher sides.
Damn! I like the way you think! (Turn them over…duh!) 
That is beautiful!! Any helpful hints on doing inlay work? At first I though that was just a solid engrave, it fits perfectly from the look of it (Can you sand it down if the inlay is too high?) Did you have to adjust for any kerf separately, or just engrave one image and cut the same image/shape out of the veneer and it fits well? (Is proofgrade® veneer adhesive?) Can’t wait to see what’s next !
(Nice to see brush hook has a new neighbor) 
I could have sanded it down, the inlay is just a little too high, but I didn’t for this one. That is just straight cut it out of the veneer and stick it in the holes. No kerf adjustments made.
The PG almost makes it too easy. It’s got a really strong 3M adhesive attached. 
pretty! and organized!
Me too. That looks very good! I’d guess the pieces sitting proud accentuates the fact that it’s an inlay, which is a good thing IMO.
Wow! I have a knife block design I’ve been meaning to print for ages, and now I’m tempted to scrap it and take this approach instead. It’s fantastic.
Holy smokes, that is wonderful! Beautiful work!
If your veneer is proud of the surface, can’t you just sand it down? Edit - after reading the whole thread i see that you said that yourself.
I plan on making one of these too, but i’ll be using wooden skewers - only about €1 (or less) per packet. The other advantage is that the skewers are pointed, so no danger of stabbing the knives into the end of one - they will automatically go between them.
I could have. I didn’t want to mess up the pretty finish on the Proofgrade. 
(I’ll get over that eventually.)
A little bit of spray laquer or some wax or oil will get that back.