DickMira Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) This 30" tall giraffe was completed using a resin inlay material called Inlace Liquid Inlay. The fretwork holes of the giraffe were cut on the scrollsaw. A thin plywood backer board was glued to the back of the piece with construction adhesive. The cut holes were filled with Inlace and allowed to dry. The project was sanded and then a polyurethane finish was applied. The finish was also applied to the natural edge of this cherry board. There are multiple colors of this material available and I recommend the darker brown choices. This material is available at Wood Acrylic Supply on Etsy. OPTION 2 Another method to do this project is to just reduce the wood in each spot with a rotary power tool instead of cutting the frets out with a scroll saw. Only about 1/8" deep is necessary. Then fill the spots with the Inlace and proceed in the same fashion with sanding smooth and applying finish. Edited December 20, 2020 by DickMira Provided another method to accomplish the work. new2woodwrk, jollyred, Scrappile and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 I have seen the InLace used before it's leaves a great effect. Love the Giraffe. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 beautiful job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 Wow, Dick, another work of art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoot Fenster Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 Stunning! I have to ask, how did you cut a 30" long board on a scroll saw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickMira Posted December 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Zoot Fenster said: Stunning! I have to ask, how did you cut a 30" long board on a scroll saw? Thanks, David Place the board horizontally across the saw table and cut with spiral saw blades. The most physically difficult project I have ever cut was posted in Works in Progress on Nov 23 [Wildlife Montage] Check that one out! Edited December 20, 2020 by DickMira danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoot Fenster Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 Very cool! Truly a work of art. Thanks for the lesson. DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson River Rick Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 Another piece of artwork from Dick. Beautiful job! DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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