Inlay Template?

Depending on the size of the Shamrock, you could use a router inlay bushing/bit. The only problem might be getting the piece that will become the “inlay” cut free from the stock. Maybe resawing on a bandsaw?

i bought a inlay router bit and made a base for mine to make a heart inlay

http://lumberjocks.com/projects/17991

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=99552

-- Got Wood?

On a test board, lay out your pattern and go over it with a sharp knife then use a small router bit and hog out the center ease upto the sides of your pattern not to tought the out line. use a small chislel for that. The hog out should;nt be more than 1/4” deep. then cut out your pattern a little bigger than the hog out a file it to fit. I hope this helps.

-- Michael . USN ( Ret ) Batesville,AR

When you get to the line, a few degreees of taper on the inlay and the hole it goes into is a lot easier to get a good fit that perfectly perpendicular sides.

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

I cut the inlay for my guitar tuner head with a chisel… it took a while, but I didn’t have a router bit that was smaller than 3/32 wide LOL

-- San Diego, CA US Navy

I’d cut a template out of hardboard with a bandsaw, jigsaw, coping saw, what every you have. Use double sided tape to place the template on your work piece and then use the inlay router bit that Joe Watson recommended up above. Should be pretty easy. Make a couple test cuts on some plywood scraps or something…

-- Tom, Simsbury, CT

First it would help to know how large the inlay will be. For smaller ones, say up to 6” or so the router inlay guide bushing method works perfectly. Make your pattern in 1/4” hard board and follow the instructions that come with the bushing kit. Most of the woodworking catalogs have it. Check this one out.
http://www.amazon.com/Freud-FT1500-Inlay-Template-Router/dp/B00004T7NA

-- Les B, Oregon

http://www.woodcraft.com/Family/2001391/2001391.aspx

This is a great set made by Whiteside. You’ll have to cut out the template, to use…but that shouldn’t be too hard using a jig saw, etc.

-- Billy, Jacksonville