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Jim

 
Subject : Inlaying large pieces-- cut and tape first or rout?
Posted : 2002-06-16 7:15 PM
Post #29193
I've seen table tops that add visual interest by inlaying large pieces of the same type of veneer, but at a different angle. For axample, a 4 piece match with a large oval cut out of the middle with the same veneer inlaid with the grain at 90 degrees into the cut-out. How best to do this? If you cut and tape the pieces together before glue-up, it seems very very meticulous. Another option would be to lay up the top, then rout out a recess for the inlay, much like Frank Pollaro in his FWW article about crossband edging. The problem here is cutting an inlay piece that fits exactly. Adivce as to how to do this? Thanks.



 
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John Randazzo

 
Subject : Inlaying large pieces-- cut and tape first or rout?
Posted : 2002-06-19 6:46 AM
Post #29201 - In reply to #29193
: I've seen table tops that add visual interest by inlaying large : pieces of the same type of veneer, but at a different angle. For : axample, a 4 piece match with a large oval cut out of the middle with : the same veneer inlaid with the grain at 90 degrees into the cut-: out. How best to do this? If you cut and tape the pieces together : before glue-up, it seems very very meticulous. Another option would : be to lay up the top, then rout out a recess for the inlay, much like : Frank Pollaro in his FWW article about crossband edging. The problem : here is cutting an inlay piece that fits exactly. Adivce as to how : to do this? Thanks. Jim, I have done this very thing you are trying to do before. As Darryl has said, tape up your main veneer and use a masonite template, but instead of cutting your inlay in with a knife, use one of those brass inlay guides for a router that are for sale in all the woodworking tool magazines. I was skeptical at first, but after I tried one , I was amazed as to just how well they really work. Good luck, John.




 
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Jim

 
Subject : More information please, John
Posted : 2002-06-20 10:55 AM
Post #29204 - In reply to #29201
John, I'm not sure what you mean by "brass inlay guides". Bushings? What, is a little more detail, is the technique?____________________________________________________________________ Jim, I have done this very thing you are trying to do before. As Darryl has said, tape up your main veneer and use a masonite template, but instead of cutting your inlay in with a knife, use one of those brass inlay guides for a router that are for sale in all the woodworking tool magazines. I was skeptical at first, but after I tried one , I was amazed as to just how well they really work. Good luck, John.




 
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Larry Root

 
Subject : inlay guide
Posted : 2002-06-21 5:57 AM
Post #29211 - In reply to #29204
Jim,The set typcially includes a brass template guide (a tube that sticks out below the base plate on a router to guide the bit around templates), a collar to put on the guide to increase its diameter, and a bit -- usually 1/8" .The collar offsets the cutting edge by the bit's diameter to allow you to cut an inlay and a mortise from the same template. As noted, you'll find them in just about any woodworking catalog -- and they're not very expensive.Hope this helps.Larry




 
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Darryl Keil

 
Subject : Inlaying large pieces-- cut and tape first or rout?
Posted : 2002-06-17 8:48 PM
Post #29198 - In reply to #29193
Jim,No real easy fixes on this one but it can be done.One way is to tape up the main veneer and put the secondary veneer on top with a masonite template on top of that and cut through both veneers with a very sharp knife at a slight angle so the two pieces with fit tight together using the template as your guide.A second technique would be to glue up the main veneer and the rout out the oval with a masonite template and then make a two ply out of the inset veneer for workability, fit a second masonite template to the routed area, tape the two ply to this second template flush trimming the two ply to this template. Then glue in.Of course this is easier said than done but is doable.SincerelyDarryl Keil: I've seen table tops that add visual interest by inlaying large : pieces of the same type of veneer, but at a different angle. For : axample, a 4 piece match with a large oval cut out of the middle with : the same veneer inlaid with the grain at 90 degrees into the cut-: out. How best to do this? If you cut and tape the pieces together : before glue-up, it seems very very meticulous. Another option would : be to lay up the top, then rout out a recess for the inlay, much like : Frank Pollaro in his FWW article about crossband edging. The problem : here is cutting an inlay piece that fits exactly. Adivce as to how : to do this? Thanks.
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