Can anyone do a little tutorial for doing wood inlay on flat work? I tried unsuccessfully once to put a dark band of black ebony into a little piece I was making. Too large of gaps and what not. Thanks.
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@barry richardson has one started "inlay my way"
Okay, just realized that's probably not what you're looking for Doug, sorry.
Well, the easiest way is to cut the slot, ideally with a pass or passes with a table saw (router bits have a tendency to chatter and drift, especially in hard wood) then sneak up on the thickness of your inlay strip with a drum or belt slander. Since most folks don't have those, a well tuned table saw will do fine to cut your thin strips. In addition, use tinted epoxy ( with India ink, ebony oil stain, I've used both with success) to glue in the strips, it will fill and hide any gaps...
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Thanks Barry. That's kind of what I figured. When I tried it a while ago I think I just got in a hurry. My inlay strips weren't cut very straight or smooth enough (in my opinion) so I gave up. I've learned a bit more here to improve my table saw skills so maybe i'll give it another go soon.