Popular Post young ned Posted February 17, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Two more inlays (only because they are easy) a generic Hare and hopefully a likeness of our dog Holly, I didn't get the pointy ears quite right unfortunately, but the grandchildren recognised her straight away, so it must be somewhere close Woods and pattern same as last time, Steve Good pattern, 1 1/4" mahogany for box 1/4 mahogany top and base, 1/4 Oak for inlay, I would like to use a whiter wood for the inlay, if you have any suggestions for it, that are easily available in the UK it would be greatly appreciated, I'm not very up on woods I use what I can scavenge or have given me as a rule for my scrolling, yes I am a very poor tight git lol PS. the pic of Holly is from 2014 goldfish, Wilson142, oldhudson and 18 others 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 You nailed it! Another type of woodwork for me to explore. young ned, amazingkevin and danny 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 great job young ned and amazingkevin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Maple is a great contrasting compliment to any dark wood, especially Walnut. Yes it can be exspensive but if you are only going to use it to make inlays you can get a lot out of one board. https://ocoochhardwoods.com/ is a good source. BTW, nice work. amazingkevin, Dave Monk and young ned 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
young ned Posted February 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 1 hour ago, FrankEV said: Maple is a great contrasting compliment to any dark wood, especially Walnut. Yes it can be exspensive but if you are only going to use it to make inlays you can get a lot out of one board. https://ocoochhardwoods.com/ is a good source. BTW, nice work. Thank you for taking the time to comment Frank, I think the shipping cost to the UK from Ocooch Hardwoods would be a bit over my virtually non existent budget, I will look for a UK supplier though, thanks again amazingkevin and danny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 You did an excellent job. You should be proud! danny and amazingkevin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Finn Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 WHEN I do inlay, for the light wood, I use Hard maple (Preferred) soft maple or Basswood. ((linden?) Holly is the whitest I am told. Aspin would also work well. Poplar not so much. I inlay into Eastern red cedar, and oak does not contrast well with it , in my opinion. danny and heppnerguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted February 18, 2021 Report Share Posted February 18, 2021 Beautiful job, excellent cutting on the in lay, RJ amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted February 18, 2021 Report Share Posted February 18, 2021 I love them both. You did a great job on them. Marg amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted February 19, 2021 Report Share Posted February 19, 2021 Very nice work! amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
young ned Posted February 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2021 Thank you all for your comments and suggestions for the inlay wood, it's much appreciated amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 Real hand crafted skills!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don watson Posted August 14, 2023 Report Share Posted August 14, 2023 I am bringing this back to life as I have an interest in doing some inlay work. @young ned, did you find any suppliers in the UK for wood. ?? I have been looking at Hobbies.co.uk as it seems to be the only spot I can find and it supplies mostly 1/4" thick (6mm) materials. Is there anyone else can help ? Don W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted August 14, 2023 Report Share Posted August 14, 2023 Beautiful work Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted August 15, 2023 Report Share Posted August 15, 2023 FYI, young Ned hasn’t been on since February, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted August 15, 2023 Report Share Posted August 15, 2023 I need to also get back to doing some inlay projects. It seems so many new things I want to try that I can't find time, it seems to do any of them. Nice projects. thanks for posting them Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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