12 days ago
by Autumn |
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HOW TO CUT AND INLAY MOTHER OF PEARL— Part 2...
After completing part one of this series, Andy Depaule of Luthier Supply asked that I mention a few things. First, he asked that I reiterate the possibility of using a laminate trimmer to route out the recesses for inlay. ..“I used to do that often,” he said, “with bits that have a 1/4” shank and a single fluted 1/16” cutting tip. It will cut faster and break less often. These bits are also only about $5.00 each. Another advantage...
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16 days ago
by Autumn |
23 comments »
HOW TO CUT AND INLAY MOTHER OF PEARL—Part 1 ...Frequently asked questions:
1) Where do you buy your mother of pearl?
I buy my MOP from Andy DePaule at http://www.luthiersupply.com/index.html.Other suppliers are out there, but I like Andy and the product he provides.
2) What size MOP do you buy?
I buy the thickest available and always the same thickness. I am human, and I make mistakes. When using whisper-thin MOP, it is too easy to sand through my best-laid plans. In additio...
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592 days ago
by John Fry |
29 comments »
This intricate project is a veneered, inlaid, banded, and beaded set consisting of a coffee table and two end tables. The visible woods are curly maple, boire, Peruvian walnut, anigre, figured anigre, and wenge.
The secondary woods are mahogany and poplar.
This elevated shot shows the anigre veneered drawer bottom, and the detail in the top. The end tables are 23” tall and the tops are just under 26” X 26”. All three tables are finished with five coats of an oi...
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108 days ago
by degoose |
28 comments »
Hi guys ,, I had a request to make a tutorial with regards the endgrain Tumbling Block Design.First off,.., You need to decide the size of the blocks…. for this example I used 1” stock… Or something similar.. actually just over .. once dressed.
Set the blade of the table saw to 60 degrees.. a bevel box makes this simpleI use the INCRA fence system so it is easy to rip bevels off side of the blade.Once the bevels are ripped measure the length of the bevel and move the f...
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116 days ago
by PurpLev |
26 comments »
We have been granted the use of the Lexington Woodworker’s Guild for our LJ Picnic Event! I want to give special thanks to tpastore for helping to get this through. Thanks Tim!
The Date: Sept 19th 2009, Noon
The Location: Lexington Woodworker's Guild (click on the link for directions and the Guild’s website)
The Plan: A Get together with a woodworker’s flavor.
More Details:
We are not allowed to BBQ on site, but can bring already cooked/made food. I was thinki...
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120 days ago
by Gary Fixler |
6 comments »
Not a drinker, but I still appreciate the form of champagne glasses. I had a chunk of completely unsplit European olive from my pile of blanks, about the right length and diameter when turned to cylindrical to let me try my hand at something beyond plates and bowls, even though I’ve far from mastered them yet.
I put the block between centers, turned it cylindrical, then swapped the head center for my Oneway Talon chuck, and used the tail center to support it a bit as I carved the out...
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173 days ago
by scrappy |
29 comments »
Well, I was asked to put together a blog on how I made my segmentd ring. Since I had to make a new one for myself, (first one too small) I thought I would go ahead and do a step by step picture tutorial. My first time ever doing something like this , so hope it comes out OK.
Here goes;
Wood Selection
The first step in making the ring is deciding what woods to use. As we all know, the selection is quite large. One of the most important things is color, but the most important is hardne...
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189 days ago
by John8059 |
13 comments »
I am finally working on this project again and ran into another problem. You can find out how I got this far from blogs I posted earlier. Last time I showed how I set up guides to cutting the inlay banding grooves. I eventually got all the inlay banding installed, but when I went to sand it flush with the veneer I found I could feel that the resulting surface was uneven. If I could feel it, imagine how bad it was going to look finished! (Keep in mind my hands are trained to feel irregula...
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405 days ago
by Woodhacker |
15 comments »
Some time ago I posted a blog about a dovetail joint I came up with. I call it the radial dovetail. It incorporates handcut dovetails, but rather than using the traditional 1:8 ratio for the dovetail angle for hardwood, each side of each tail varies and is drawn from a perspective point. Then the sides of the box were contoured to blend with the dovetail design.
Here’s a picture of the nearly completed box. It is made of curly maple, Carribean rosewood, and hickory.I like to think of t...
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620 days ago
by CutNRun |
21 comments »
Just wanted to follow-up and finish this project/blog. The top cabinet is now finished and loaded with tools. I do actually have a drawer or two available for more “stuff”. I’m pleased with how the cabinet turned out. My wife thinks it is too nice for the garage/shop, but I know better.
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