I seem to recall an article in Fine Woodworking magazine by I believe Garrett Hack on doing string inlay and he used a shop made tool from scraps and a cutter ground from part of a hack saw blade and his results looked good on paper. Use the inlay string thicknesser to remove the sawing marks from the sheet and reduce the veneer to the desired thickness. If too thick it won t fit into the groove too thin and it will leave an unsightly gap.

Some will work better than others even within individual species of wood just due to that piece s temperament grain structure and stability.

Woodworking String but calculus makes for an entertaining exercise in mathematics used in woodworking entertaining at least to me. Synopsis String inlay is a decorative technique that can add instant appeal to a chair back tabletop jewelry box or other piece of furniture. Veritas String Inlay Scraper The critical dimension for string inlay material is thickness. You can inlay pretty much any wood you want. And it s not just string inlay you can add banding and any number of decorative veneer pieces using the router that s already in your shop. The jig consists of a board into which a 5 wood screw is inserted about 3 16 from the end. It is a design by the prominent teacher of woodworking For details on how to do this see the Use section below. Veneer Tape Thumbs pushing on hooks. Once everything is sanded buffed and finished make the cutters. In this comprehensive video tutorial Jeff Williams inlay specialist for the Irion Company demonstrates his period correct method of cutting the recessed groove making traditional holly string and applying this string into your workpiece.

Even today some designers and craftspeople use simple string inlays to define highlight or bring focus to elements of an object be it furniture or other decorative art. String inlay is a quick and dramatic way to add interest and dimension to any woodworking project. Test which for me counts a lot at this point in my woodworking. In this video I show my method for creating inlay strings. Cut off the head of the wood screw and used it as a pivot point to grind the clamp to size and shape. The project is making a small table with a top having decorative-line inlay. Some may recognize the inlay pattern. This video is a companion piece to a post on my blog showing how to make the tools necessary to se At the thinness you likely need for inlay the open grain is very much more prone to VC - It would certainly pass the 10ft.

And while you could use a router to cut the narrow recess required for this accent Michael Fortune prefers a shopmade cutter he creates from a card scraper. This tool scrapes veneer or any narrow thin stock up to 63 mm 2-1 2 inch wide to the exact thickness required. I would stay away from very open-grained woods like red oak or ash. Here is a picture of my completed table top. Be sure to clamp the jig securely to the sander table. Versatile String Inlay Tools. Figure 3 Removing saw marks. Use the veneer slicer or a knife with a fence to slice strings off the sheet of veneer.

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