James E. Welch Posted June 24, 2023 Report Posted June 24, 2023 I did an inlay of a batman logo and this is the off-cut side. Not bad. I'll post the good side soon, the glue is drying on it still. Charlie E, MarieC, Scrappile and 6 others 9 Quote
James E. Welch Posted June 24, 2023 Author Report Posted June 24, 2023 Sneak peek at the tighter cut "better" side. jollyred, ChelCass and RabidAlien 3 Quote
redwine Posted June 24, 2023 Report Posted June 24, 2023 You have a great start and you believed in the wood workers saying of "You can never have to many clamps"! Like what you have done so far! Erv James E. Welch, danny and MarieC 3 Quote
wombatie Posted June 25, 2023 Report Posted June 25, 2023 Lots of Batman lovers out there would love to get their hands on this one. Looks terrific. Marg danny 1 Quote
FrankEV Posted June 25, 2023 Report Posted June 25, 2023 The cutting loooks great. However, I'm confused (easy to do these days). Is the inlay the same thickness as the rectangular board? I don't understand why the need to use so many clamps. If they are the same thckness, a good method of clamping to maintain a level surface would be to place the assembly between two pieces of nice flat 3/4" thk boards (ply or otherwise) and clamp with maybe only 4 to 6 clamps depending on the overall size to get nice uniform pressure. I use a piece of waxed paper between the finish surface of the panel and the clamping boards to make sure no glue gets gets between the clamping boards and the panel. I made a gule-up press just for this kind of clamping that will accomodate a panel up to 14 x 24. Here is a couple of pics JFYI. MarieC 1 Quote
James E. Welch Posted June 25, 2023 Author Report Posted June 25, 2023 1 hour ago, FrankEV said: The cutting loooks great. However, I'm confused (easy to do these days). Is the inlay the same thickness as the rectangular board? I don't understand why the need to use so many clamps. If they are the same thckness, a good method of clamping to maintain a level surface would be to place the assembly between two pieces of nice flat 3/4" thk boards (ply or otherwise) and clamp with maybe only 4 to 6 clamps depending on the overall size to get nice uniform pressure. I use a piece of waxed paper between the finish surface of the panel and the clamping boards to make sure no glue gets gets between the clamping boards and the panel. I made a gule-up press just for this kind of clamping that will accomodate a panel up to 14 x 24. Here is a couple of pics JFYI. That is a good way to do it. Thanks for the tip, I may make something like that. Quote
James E. Welch Posted June 25, 2023 Author Report Posted June 25, 2023 As promised. This is the better of the two pieces cut. danny, MarieC, FrankEV and 1 other 4 Quote
MarieC Posted June 25, 2023 Report Posted June 25, 2023 Very nice, I like the wood grain too of both woods danny and James E. Welch 2 Quote
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