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Darryl Keil
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Dear Bill,The inlay I think you are refering to between pieces of veneer is a standard width veneer,about 1/32" width stood on edge. The technique used for this is called "scratch inlay" and the groove is literally scratched in with a piece of metal, usually a small piece of a band saw blade with a small tooth ground on the edge the width of the veneer. This blade is then secured into a block of wood and run against a straight edge over the veneer joint. This is a very old traditional technique I learned at the Bennett St. school in Boston and I do not know of any written information on it. SincerelyDarryl Keil: I have seen several examples of furniture (e.g. the curved-back : chairs that are included with the Vacupress literature) that have : thin strips of a different species of wood separating radial or : bookmatched pieces of veneer. Are these taped together with the : radial arms and pressed in one pressing (if so, how does one achieve : even widths?), or are they inlaid after the fact? Are there any : instructional materials that cover this technique?
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