Milestone....of sorts....

[RabidAlien]

Well, this was a first for me.  Inlay.  First lesson learned from this was to select thinner wood....both pieces were 1" thick (or less....grand total was about 1 3/4" thick when stacked).  Thicker wood probably needed a steeper angle, I did this at 2 degrees (more or less), following a nifty video I found on Youtube (looked suspiciously like Dave...).  I had to hammer the two together.  Also, most of my scraps are all the same color/flavor of wood (outer ring/wolf are red oak,  I splurged and bought a board), so after rigorous sanding/filing didn't loosen the fit any, I didn't bother to go to the next step and sand them flat while joined.  Just stained and pounded together. 

 

This'll definitely go on my "look where I started, and how far I've come" pile.   

 

Pattern was a pic I found on Google, its a design for guitar string pegs/tightener/doohickeys.  Enlarged it, threw it in Inkscape to TraceBitmap and remove the jaggy edges, added the circle, and cut.  Easy enough to cut.

 

 

[Whisper]

Excellent! I can't wait until I can cut a circle that isn't wiggly. lol

[Gordster]

You did very well.Two one inch boards would make the inlay a bit tough to do..Dave Monk has

a tube video which you can learn lots from.I use quarter inch wood for inlays.

Edited February 19, 2020 by Gordster

[RabidAlien]

38 minutes ago, Gordster said:

You did very well.Two one inch boards would make the inlay a bit tough to do..Dave Monk has

a tube video which you can learn lots from.I use quarter inch wood for inlays.

Yep, that's the video I watched (he did a Batman symbol in the video).  Couldn't think of his last name to save my life!!!

[rjR]

Nice work.  

 

Most saws that I have used do like that thick of stack cutting. 

I occasionally cut 1-1/2 inch oak and it does work the saw.  Need to change blades more often or they cut bevels when you do not want them.  

 

[amazingkevin]

Nothing wrong with getting a good lesson of what works and doesn't. There,s always a hammer. Glad you fixed it !!!

[wombatie]

First one is always the hardest.  You did a terrific job.

Marg

 

[daveww1]

very nice job

[Dave Monk]

Try it  again with thinner wood.  Try two pieces of 3/8. Be careful because it is addicting.

[RabidAlien]

11 hours ago, Dave Monk said:

Try it  again with thinner wood.  Try two pieces of 3/8. Be careful because it is addicting.

 

I've got a large plastic storage bin full of scraps that are just waiting to be used!  And I just put in an order from BearWoods for #60 and #64 drill bits, with a micro-chuck adapter.  The smallest drillbit I have currently leaves relatively large holes.