Thread: Inlay strips

Don't have any training, so take what I say with a grain of salt. What I started with was a scrap piece of 1/2 inch mahogany scavenged from a throwaway table. I cut as thin a strip as I could with my circular saw and straight edge, about i/8 inch. I take my router, mounted on a table, with a half inch bit and set it for a depth a little less than the thickness of my strip. Rout a line, glue the resulting groove, lay in the strip, clamp it and let dry (I find covering it with a little plastic food wrap keeps it from sticking to my sacrifice block). When it's dry I sand or plane flush. It looks more complicated than it is, but the basic line inlay is not too demanding. I hope this is helpful and doesn't set you on the wrong track. I've only done about a dozen inlays so far, but they're not looking too terrible and seem to be getting better.

We seem to be asking the same question.
My plan, unless I get better advice as follows:
1. Lid 350 x 250, Frame 40 x 10, Panel 270 x 170 x 10.
2. For the frame I need approx 1200 length of timber.
3. I intend to rout a groove along the length of the frame timber, and then glue in the inlay strip, before cutting to length on the mitre saw.
Hopefully, the corners including the inlay will then match up.
What do you reckon?
Bilby.

Sounds like it should work, but I would be concerned about damaging the inlay while cutting. I generally inlay after the basic box is made, but then I've always put in edging and gives me a fudge factor for stuff-ups...come to think of it that is why I use edging anyway, I miter somewhat awfully. No table saw and nowhere to put it you see. I miter with a chamfer bit.

Thanks Capt Zero. any pics of your work?

Originally Posted by Bilby

3. I intend to rout a groove along the length of the frame timber, and then glue in the inlay strip, before cutting to length on the mitre saw.
Hopefully, the corners including the inlay will then match up.
What do you reckon?
Bilby.

I think that would work.but lets see if we get some more advice on the subject. Would like to see some pictures of some work being done. I'm sure someone will come to the rescue.

If you look in boxmaking and pullup 'Crotchwood and wooden hinges' that's some of my more recent work. Leaves some to be desired, but that's not done with a router. You can also check out 2nd box, and 3rd box for some simple router line inlay. Camera's down todaywill try and get some more pics later.

Had a look at those, not bad. in fact pretty good.

Here's different way of doing it. Look at posts 27 thru 30, then the final result at the end of the thread. You can alson see the inlay done on the drawer fronts.

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...t=41584&page=3


ICN,

Bill

This might help a little
http://http://inlays.com/page.asp?id=6

To Munruben,

Dive in and try it, hopefully it will be a success, otherwise the next one will.

Thanks guys. much obliged.