Best way to make inlay banding

With a computer and a credit card. :-)

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You would probably have to glue it up in a long blank then slice it off with a bandsaw.

Sounds like a LOT more trouble than it is worth.

Charlie’s way is the fasteest and easiest:-))

You need to make lots of little strips, blocks and veeners; glue them up in the pattern and cut them off with a fine tooth saw. Inlay them a bit proud so you can sand them off flush. Don’t sand too agressively or you will build up to much heat on the banding.

Inlay with a bit of a bias to the bottom of the track will allow you to achieve a “no gap” inlay line.

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Glue up strips as a slab then slice off sections afterwards. This similar method is used to make the small blocks that are use to make the rosettes around classical guitar sound holes.

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Here is a video by Keith Cruickshank that may help.

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here is a good site to check out. on this page watch the 2nd video and it relates specifically to your question. its just a matter of figuring out your pattern and angles.

http://woodtreks.com/category/techniques/inlay-marquetry/

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