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Shrinkage between species


OCtoolguy

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I am going to try my hand at inlaying a pattern into the bottom of a wood bowl that Carole Rothman highlighted in one of my magazines. I'm going to make the body of the bowl out of mahogany and I want to inlay an oak leaf into the bottom of the bowl. She used sapele but trying to locate that stuff is a lesson in frustration so I'm going to try to use maple or ash. I want something that will contrast with the mahogany. I was just wondering if I should be worried about shrinkage rates between the two woods. Can anybody offer up any sage advice? Thanks to all who participate.

 

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17 minutes ago, octoolguy said:

Thanks Karl, the bottom of the bowl will be about 5/16" and the inlay will go all the way through. Not just a surface inlay.

 

You still won't have any problem. Maple, Ash, and Mahogany are dense enough woods that they will work just fine. Your contrast colors will really pop, too.

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Hey Ray, I wouldn’t go with Sapele because it’s pretty close in color to Mahogany. A lighter color wood like Maple would be great. Even Cherry or red oak would work. As far as Sapele goes, I don’t have problems finding it. I use it all the time. I can find it at the local Woodcraft store and I can find it at the hardwood dealer in Oxnard called Mayan Hardwoods. I always buy full size 1” boards and mill it down to the sizes I need.

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