Popular Post RabidAlien Posted February 19, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 Well, this was a first for me. Inlay. First lesson learned from this was to select thinner wood....both pieces were 1" thick (or less....grand total was about 1 3/4" thick when stacked). Thicker wood probably needed a steeper angle, I did this at 2 degrees (more or less), following a nifty video I found on Youtube (looked suspiciously like Dave...). I had to hammer the two together. Also, most of my scraps are all the same color/flavor of wood (outer ring/wolf are red oak, I splurged and bought a board), so after rigorous sanding/filing didn't loosen the fit any, I didn't bother to go to the next step and sand them flat while joined. Just stained and pounded together. This'll definitely go on my "look where I started, and how far I've come" pile. Pattern was a pic I found on Google, its a design for guitar string pegs/tightener/doohickeys. Enlarged it, threw it in Inkscape to TraceBitmap and remove the jaggy edges, added the circle, and cut. Easy enough to cut. amazingkevin, Charlie E, Dave Monk and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisper Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 Excellent! I can't wait until I can cut a circle that isn't wiggly. lol RabidAlien and amazingkevin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordster Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) You did very well.Two one inch boards would make the inlay a bit tough to do..Dave Monk has a tube video which you can learn lots from.I use quarter inch wood for inlays. Edited February 19, 2020 by Gordster amazingkevin and RabidAlien 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted February 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 38 minutes ago, Gordster said: You did very well.Two one inch boards would make the inlay a bit tough to do..Dave Monk has a tube video which you can learn lots from.I use quarter inch wood for inlays. Yep, that's the video I watched (he did a Batman symbol in the video). Couldn't think of his last name to save my life!!! Gordster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjR Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Nice work. Most saws that I have used do like that thick of stack cutting. I occasionally cut 1-1/2 inch oak and it does work the saw. Need to change blades more often or they cut bevels when you do not want them. RabidAlien and amazingkevin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Nothing wrong with getting a good lesson of what works and doesn't. There,s always a hammer. Glad you fixed it !!! RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 First one is always the hardest. You did a terrific job. Marg RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 very nice job RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Try it again with thinner wood. Try two pieces of 3/8. Be careful because it is addicting. RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted February 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 11 hours ago, Dave Monk said: Try it again with thinner wood. Try two pieces of 3/8. Be careful because it is addicting. I've got a large plastic storage bin full of scraps that are just waiting to be used! And I just put in an order from BearWoods for #60 and #64 drill bits, with a micro-chuck adapter. The smallest drillbit I have currently leaves relatively large holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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