Hand made inlay tool

When are you going into the tool manufacturing business, K. That’s a terrific looking gauge. That’ll be in my favorites. Thanks for the post.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

Gary, you truly are a master. Great job and thanks for the post.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Wow, Gary, I’m always impressed. You have more talent in one of your fingernail clippings than I have in my whole body…

That looks very well done! I need to get a feb FWW now to see how to use it, or maybe you could do a short blog and show us. THANKS!!!!

—Steve

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

Looks great Gary. The few times I’ve done stringing like this I used a scratch stock to make the channel. It works fairly well, but you can end up with rough edges when cutting cross-grain. Your cutter will do that much better. Very nice,
Kerry

-- Alberta, Canada

Nice job. I like guys who make their own solutions!

-- "There are no mistakes, just fuel for winter"

that’s great gary. I have that issue too. I never thought to try and make that myself. i’ll have to put that in my things to do down the road file.

-- Joey, Magee, Ms http://woodnwaresms.com

Looks like a manufactured tool, Gary. That is terrific!

-- If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait until it's free! PJ O'Rourke

That is too cool… where did you get the replacement cutters?

-- There are three kinds of people... those who can count, and those who can't

Gary that looks great – I’ll have to get more details on this tool. The tools look manufactured. Thanks for sharing the information.

-- Canadian Wood Chuck (Bruce)

I don’t even know how to do inlay but I sure want to try. Maybe with something like this I could. I’ll have to find that issue also. thanks Gary. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

where your test piece looks so nice, I can’t wait for you to post a completed project!
nice work all around.

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Nice engineered tool Gary

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Shoot Gary, now I want something else! <g>
Very pro job.
Waht do you figure the cutters are made from?
They look like surgical stainless steel in the pictures. (A440) ???

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Gary,

Why am I not surprised at this well-engineered effort? Very nice job. You have both a functional piece and it is gorgeous as well.

Well done!!! You are an inspiration.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

It looks like a 20.00 order is in order…nice post Gary…Blkcherry

Great looking tool!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

absolutely incredible craftsmanship !

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Gary—It certainly is a beautiful piece of work.

How is the cutter different from an exacto type blade?? Just curious . . .

-- Fred, Springfield, Ma

I’d like to be a fly on the wall and just watch you work, nice work.

-- Ron Central, CA

Just echoing everyone else, very impressive. Could use one myself.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Very nice Gary. I’ve been looking at the Lie Nielsen versions since they came out with them. I just noticed they put a notice on their webpage indicating they’re backlogged because of high demand. Perhaps you should start competing with them.

That’s a great looking tool, and has started me wondering if I dare try this myself.

Thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

I’m impressed, GREAT WORK!!!!

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

Great looking tool Gary. And a nice engineering job.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Fine looking tool, made with your usual panache and attention to eye-pleasing detail for it’s own sake. Go, Inspector Gadget, go.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

That’s a great idea Gary. It’s always a pleasure to use a tool you made.

I would love to see a video of it in action.

Thanks

-- There is no such thing as scrap wood!, http://www.saltrivergallery.com

Allow me to put in my two cents worth. I L I K E T H E M !!! You keep it up and I’m going to put you up next to Norm and David. Which in my world is a high pedestal.

I like making my own jigs and such. Get almost the same pleasure as building a piece of furniture. And I get to see and use them regularly where one of my projects may never be seen again. Great looking tools. Please do a step by step tutorial on how you use them and putting in the inlay.

-- JJohn

These are really great Gary, I was going to buy a set at the Lie-Nielsen show until I saw how much they were asking for them! Using the replacement cutters is a great idea though. There version uses extension bars, so if yours feels to unwieldly at 18” perhaps you could look at going that route. Really nice though.

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

the master at work

-- making sawdust....

So cool, Gary.

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Bob #2 – Not sure what material the cutter is made from.

Fredf – It’s thicker and has two cutting edges. One for each side of the groove.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Sweet.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

now we’re talking…

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Well done Gary!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

I bookmarked this one. I made something similar a while back. The fact that I didn’t post it here tells you how it turned out :(. I’m going to have to try again with your picture in front of me.

-- Michael R. Harvey - Brewster, NY - RusticElementArt.com - SpaceAware.org - AnConn.com

Nice job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Very, very, nice, Gary…...

So where do I place my order?? :-)

-- John, Chisel and Bit Custom Crafted Furniture, www.chiselandbit.com

The next time I have a project that I use this, I will write a blog about it. Maybe even a small video.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Beautifully done Gary and what a $aving!

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems

You should have your own woodworking show.

-- Billp

Do you ever get headaches just from thinking up all of this stuff ?

-- RTB. "dumb animals are not stupid they simply can't talk "

You have made a superb tool with enviable look. Inlaying was something I never thought of doing
because of cost involved. You have given us means to try this art. I am eagerly waiting for a blog from u on this topic. Let many more ideas come from your fertile brain.
Sharad

-- patanjali

Well, I can tell you one thing. This won’t work very well at all on super hard wood unless you have a lot of time.

I tried it on some Santos Mahogany which is like 3 times harder than oak. The blade cuts but would take forever to get a groove deep enougn. I think I’ll stay away from Santos Mahogany.

For softer things like walnut, oak… it works fine.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

That’s very cool. Good job!!!

-- Dennis Zongker

I was wondering if anyone has made one of these yet?

If so I would like to see it.

Thanks

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

instead i was just gonna ask u to make me one lol, no sa if i can get the time to i’ll try given the description u gave the only thing is i wont know how to use it?

-- Ike, Big Daddies Woodshop,www.icombadaniels@yahoo.com