Thread: Inlaying strips around box - correct sequence

Hi Lyle,

My 5 cents for what it is worth.

If I was going to butt the inlay together I would inlay the side of the box then inlay the front and back so the end grain is hidden when the box is viewed from the front.

If you are considering mitres. I've seen videos of woodworkers cutting mitres using a block of wood with a 45 degree slope on one end. The workpiece is placed under the block and a sharp chisel is run down the 45 degree slope cutting the workpiece at 45 degrees. Of course, the workpiece must in line with the edge of the 45 degree block so the cut is 90 degrees to the edges of the inlay strip. I actually have one of these jigs in brass "somewhere" in the shed.

I do not have enough experience with super glue. Does superglue fill the grain and affect the finish? I'd consider hide glue to reinforce fibres if you think it is necessary.

Paul

I would run the front and back through but the biggest concern would be matching the pattern at each corner. That would be the spoiler

Thanks for the replies.
I reckon I'll try to make a jig to cut the 45 bevel.
Lyle

With it being thin veneer you could just sandwich it between 2 flat pieces of timber (wider than the Inlay by say 30mm each side) already cut at 45 degrees with a small part of the Inlay protruding out, then either clamp them together or put them in a vice making sure to maintain the 45 degrees between the 2 pieces of timber (the extra 30mm each side will give you a reference for your sliding bevel set at 45 degrees)

You can then just sand the Inlay until it's flush with the 45 degree timbers, it shouldn't take long to get nice joints and this method will allow you to take very small amount off at a time.

I found a video of a mitre being pared at 45 degrees:

Paring a miter - YouTube

A jig for cutting a mitre on thin inlay would not need such a large cut-out. The cut-out could be created by glueing a piece of the inlay to the bottom of the jig. The 45 degree block with the trapped inlay (to be applied to the project)
could be snugged up against the fixed inlay strip and the whole clamped to the bench to allow the chisel to be guided with two hands.