My first dutchman
I got it in my head to try and make one of those bow tie shaped inlays which are sometimes called a dutchmen. Put simply, I have some learning to do.
[Above] I cut a bow tie from a piece of spalted, sanded it, and traced it's outline onto a scrap piece of pine. One possible mistake is that I traced it with a scribe instead of a knife or pencil.
[Above] Then I clamped the piece to the bench and chiseled around the perimeter and chiseled around inside the lines to break up the wood. I removed the splinters and did my best to level out the cavity.
[Above] You can see the result is not exactly spectacular.
[Above] Doing the trick with glue and saw dust doesn't work well in this instance either.
[Above] I tried with a piece of homegrown walnut on the flip side of the board. It may be a bit better, but not what I'd call up to snuff. I also found a video after this try that suggested very slightly tapering the edges of the bowtie so that as you insert the piece it wedges itself against the edges. I've yet to try that.
[Fun Fact:] The term for 'Dutchman' in Esperanto is 'lignoflikaĵo.' (wood patch)
I got it in my head to try and make one of those bow tie shaped inlays which are sometimes called a dutchmen. Put simply, I have some learning to do.
[Above] I cut a bow tie from a piece of spalted, sanded it, and traced it's outline onto a scrap piece of pine. One possible mistake is that I traced it with a scribe instead of a knife or pencil.
[Above] Then I clamped the piece to the bench and chiseled around the perimeter and chiseled around inside the lines to break up the wood. I removed the splinters and did my best to level out the cavity.
[Above] You can see the result is not exactly spectacular.
[Above] Doing the trick with glue and saw dust doesn't work well in this instance either.
[Above] I tried with a piece of homegrown walnut on the flip side of the board. It may be a bit better, but not what I'd call up to snuff. I also found a video after this try that suggested very slightly tapering the edges of the bowtie so that as you insert the piece it wedges itself against the edges. I've yet to try that.
[Fun Fact:] The term for 'Dutchman' in Esperanto is 'lignoflikaĵo.' (wood patch)