Router-Based Inlay

OMG that leaf inlay came out great if you look at it the lines look real like real veins in a leaf. Inlay teqnique is realy a good way to take your work to the next level of beauti. Thanks for the info!;)

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

Another excellent video, I enjoy all the videos in your series. Thanks for posting them.

-- Drew, Delaware

Nice video, thanks for passing along the knowledge

-- Paul Lemiski, Ontario Canada, Custom Wooden Rocking chairs and tables http://www.canadianwoodworks.com

Thanks Marc, I can watch inlay videos all day long. They’re probably as mesmerizing for me as doing it is for you. I wish you’d put up a full length version without all the 3x speed so I could really zone out. lol

I’m glad you showed the “almost” duplicate of Nicole’s jewelry box because I thought I recognized it. One quick question. What do you think the total project time for just the inlay would be for a newbie like me?

Best,

-- Jim

Marc,

Thanks for posting this. Being a woodworking rookie, I am just starting to learn about all the various inlay techniques and have a couple of future projects planned.

This video was very helpful and I appreciate you taking the time to go through all of the details. I definitely learned a few new tricks along the way that will save me frustration, should I encounter any of these issues.

I will watch this all the way through again before starting my first inlay project (and probably the next several after that as well), something I hope to start in another couple of weeks after I get a few other things done.

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Glad you guys are enjoying the video.
Outputter: hard to say. That took me a full day with the filming included. So a small design can be done rather quickly. But not everyone works at the same speed. When I learned this technique from David, he easily took twice as long as I did with the routing. And that’s not because he’s slow. He’s just that much more meticulous…. I have since learned to slow down a bit. :)

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Well because I want the piece to fit accurately. The piece shrinks, but its not an accurate representation of the true size of the piece. So I suppose there would be nothing wrong with keeping it tight then sand shading. But the “shrinkage” is an unpredictable thing. So I prefer to get the piece sized perfectly, shade it, then re-introduce the moisture that will eventually go back into the piece anyway.

And as to losing color…..yes definitely. If you leave the piece too proud, you can lose too much. So you have to strike a balance between how much you burn and how much you scrape. This piece was actually a little darker than I wanted, so I should have either backed off on the shading or the recess should have been a little more shallow.

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Looks good Marc, heating the wood is a neat trick. Thanks for posting.

-- Daniel - http://theloveofwood.blogspot.com/

Great tutorial Marc, I learned a lot. Yours turned out wonderful, I need to give this a try.
Thanks.

-- gbear, Carmichael, CA

Thanks Marc. Learned a bunch. Can’t wait to incorporate this into my next project.

Another great video Mark…......inlay is something I have planned for the future…..so this was a great learning experience for me.

Thanks again

-- Doug, New Mexico.......the only stupid question is one that is never asked!........don't fix it, if it ain't broke!

Great video Marc…. one of the best you have done!

Great video Marc thanks for sharing this technique

Thanks Marc,

Great information, and as usual—————well done video

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Thank You Marc,

Great video!

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