Brilliant! At last someone demonstrating hand inlaying and methodology. Usually it’s ‘hand’ inlaying and out comes the router, guides etc etc. Now I can see how it’s done by hand. Thanks.m
Very nice tutorial. I especially liked learning how you did the curved lines with the divider jig and your scraping technique for the inlay grooves was also very well illustrated.
Woooow!!! One of the best and most valuable 8min on the channel!!!True craftsmanship, no power tools amazing customized tools are there. 5star. Thanks for watching??? BIG THANKS for posting!:) Respect from Europe! prep
Amazing !… How long did it take (let's say for one piece) ? Actually I'm just asking to marvel more about your craftsmanship and patience. I won't even thing of exercising to do such a thing ! ;)
It's a pair of antique dividers with removable legs I bought at a tool swap. the cutter is 1/4" drill stock I ground down to make a groove of correct size for the material.
I've thought a lot about your question because I am all for using a router when possible. it's a difficult answer though. easier, no, not necessarily. cleaner, no, not necessarily. The amount of time it would take to make patterns and jigs to make this particular design with a router is pretty big. If I were making a dozen or more of them I might consider doing it because then, and only then, would it be "easier." honestly, a CNC would probably be better than any templates, and easiest.
well. it's hard to say. probably several days but I do it in stages. i'll inlay the maple background first and allow that a day to dry. I might also make the stringing that first day. and set up my inlay tools to be sized correctly for the stringing i made. then, because the inlay is done in stages, it takes several days because of dry time.
gluing yes, but also wedging. the little device i pull the material through (2:29) not only refines its thickness but also gives it a slight taper. this way it goes in more easily and fills gaps that might occur.
