A bear cheese board

[LarryEA]

My second inlay.

This is Cherry inlay on a Tiger Maple board.
I'm still learning this and I am enjoying it.
A little frustration on getting the correct angle and
need to find nice contrasting woods.

Edited December 19, 2013 by LarryEA

[browders]

That's a very impressive job. What angle did you end up using?

[Ron Johnson]

Hi Larry

 

That is still nice inlay work your doing. Getting the right angle applies to the thickness of wood. You will be amazed once you do acquire the right contrasting woods. This type of inlay is what I call painting with wood. 

[PaPa50707]

Very good job. Thanks for sharing it.

[Jim Finn]

Nice looking inlay.  Be careful, inlay can be addicting.

[amazingkevin]

It's on my ever growing list ,I'm enjoying all the work that's presented here in inlay !

[LarryEA]

Nice looking inlay.  Be careful, inlay can be addicting.

Jim, Yes it is.  I'm looking for silhouetes now.

and am excited about going back out to the shop tomorrow

to pick out wood for my next project.

But drats, I have other things I have to do tomorrow.

[Jim Finn]

Consider images that are not just silhouettes.  Interior lines can be added after the outline is cut.  I tape the top and bottom wood of the cut out together and cut the interior lines on a scroll  saw set with the blade at 90 degrees.  Two reasons to stack cut these two pieces....  1)The interior lines of the image are already drawn on the top wood, and 2)  cutting double thickness slows the cutting speed down a bit and this gives you more control.   The color photo of an intarsia I did, I used with carbon paper to put the drawing onto the wood.  Then In the inlay photo you can see the interior lines I cut in the horse head inlay.

Edited December 19, 2013 by Jim Finn

[amazingkevin]

wow

[LarryEA]

Absolutely beautiful humming bird.

I have no words to say how impressed I am.