Stave Vessel 4

It’s beautiful. What is that inlay made of?

-- Failure does not stop me, it makes me try harder..... because I'm crazy.

Very cool I like it a lot.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Russell, the large ring is made of Box Elder Burl and the small ring at the bottom is made from acrylic.
Thanks for the kind words.

-- " 'woodworker'.....it's a good word, an honest word." - Sam Maloof

Very nice! .....so the box elder burl was dyed before lamination? If so… how did you get the color deep enough into the wood that the color wasn’t ‘turned off’? Your joints look really tight.

-- I just got done cutting three boards and all four of them were too short. (true story)

Too cool. That is very pretty. That box elder blue is awsome.

-- Kelly, Allen,KS

Spoon,
Yes, the box elder is impregnated with dye and what is called “stabilized”. I purchased the wood already prepared this way. This is my first time to use this and I am quite pleased with it. I kept expecting to hit spots that weren’t dyed as I cut into it, but never did have that problem. Oh, and the dye never came or left even any residue when a finish was applied and wiped. Pretty cool stuff.
Thanks.

-- " 'woodworker'.....it's a good word, an honest word." - Sam Maloof

Thanks for the response…. I will keep that in mind for future projects. You used it well.

-- I just got done cutting three boards and all four of them were too short. (true story)

Where do you get your inlays?

-- Failure does not stop me, it makes me try harder..... because I'm crazy.

Russel,
There are various sources. The particular acrylic on this vessel I got at Penn State Industries: http://www.pennstateind.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=SEARCH&q=acrylic+sheets

The box elder burl can be found lots of places. So far, the best everyday price on it has been here: http://rrpwhite.com/acryliwood/#_self

The burl in this vessel I happened to get here: http://www.burlsource.com/, although he is a little higher.

By the way, the burl segs on this were cut on the chop saw you sold me, lol. Thanks again.

-- " 'woodworker'.....it's a good word, an honest word." - Sam Maloof

I’m glad those saws are doing good. I may have to check into that upper inlay, looks really nice. I’m making a walnut mug now and it will have 4 circular inlays of red coral and a blue stone I can’t recall the name of. It really helps to wax down the work before you use glue, it stops the CA from penetrating which can mean lots of sanding.

-- Failure does not stop me, it makes me try harder..... because I'm crazy.

Great job on this Scott. I love the blue colored burl and acrylic accent. The colors look amazing with the Maple.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Ok, so here is my question …

On something this large, what glue are you using to adhere the wood to the acrylic???

I have thought, several times (fleetingly), about doing something similar to this, but making my own acrylic (like you make your own acrylic pen blanks), but I have always questioned the glue … I don’t want to make something that is going to fall apart 10 years down the road.

Anyone have any experience with the different glues we might consider?

I use a two-part epoxy to adhere wood to the acrylic. You can also use clear acrylic adhesive, but it is a little more costly and smelly.
You must scuff the surface of the acrylic really good to insure a good bond. I have used Titebond 2 and been successful as well, but feel more confident in using the epoxy.
A thick CA glue works good, as well.
Hope this helps.

-- " 'woodworker'.....it's a good word, an honest word." - Sam Maloof

Beautiful piece!!.....Jim

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!