Popular Post young ned Posted February 17, 2021 Popular Post Posted February 17, 2021 Two more inlays (only because they are easy) a generic Hare and hopefully a likeness of our dog Holly, I didn't get the pointy ears quite right unfortunately, but the grandchildren recognised her straight away, so it must be somewhere close Woods and pattern same as last time, Steve Good pattern, 1 1/4" mahogany for box 1/4 mahogany top and base, 1/4 Oak for inlay, I would like to use a whiter wood for the inlay, if you have any suggestions for it, that are easily available in the UK it would be greatly appreciated, I'm not very up on woods I use what I can scavenge or have given me as a rule for my scrolling, yes I am a very poor tight git lol PS. the pic of Holly is from 2014 Archer, Dave Monk, Wilson142 and 19 others 22 Quote
Joe W. Posted February 17, 2021 Posted February 17, 2021 You nailed it! Another type of woodwork for me to explore. amazingkevin, young ned and danny 3 Quote
daveww1 Posted February 17, 2021 Posted February 17, 2021 great job amazingkevin and young ned 2 Quote
FrankEV Posted February 17, 2021 Posted February 17, 2021 Maple is a great contrasting compliment to any dark wood, especially Walnut. Yes it can be exspensive but if you are only going to use it to make inlays you can get a lot out of one board. https://ocoochhardwoods.com/ is a good source. BTW, nice work. young ned, Dave Monk and amazingkevin 3 Quote
young ned Posted February 17, 2021 Author Posted February 17, 2021 1 hour ago, FrankEV said: Maple is a great contrasting compliment to any dark wood, especially Walnut. Yes it can be exspensive but if you are only going to use it to make inlays you can get a lot out of one board. https://ocoochhardwoods.com/ is a good source. BTW, nice work. Thank you for taking the time to comment Frank, I think the shipping cost to the UK from Ocooch Hardwoods would be a bit over my virtually non existent budget, I will look for a UK supplier though, thanks again amazingkevin and danny 2 Quote
Rockytime Posted February 17, 2021 Posted February 17, 2021 You did an excellent job. You should be proud! amazingkevin and danny 2 Quote
Jim Finn Posted February 17, 2021 Posted February 17, 2021 WHEN I do inlay, for the light wood, I use Hard maple (Preferred) soft maple or Basswood. ((linden?) Holly is the whitest I am told. Aspin would also work well. Poplar not so much. I inlay into Eastern red cedar, and oak does not contrast well with it , in my opinion. heppnerguy and danny 2 Quote
rjweb Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 Beautiful job, excellent cutting on the in lay, RJ amazingkevin 1 Quote
wombatie Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 I love them both. You did a great job on them. Marg amazingkevin 1 Quote
young ned Posted February 19, 2021 Author Posted February 19, 2021 Thank you all for your comments and suggestions for the inlay wood, it's much appreciated amazingkevin 1 Quote
don watson Posted August 14, 2023 Posted August 14, 2023 I am bringing this back to life as I have an interest in doing some inlay work. @young ned, did you find any suppliers in the UK for wood. ?? I have been looking at Hobbies.co.uk as it seems to be the only spot I can find and it supplies mostly 1/4" thick (6mm) materials. Is there anyone else can help ? Don W Quote
dgman Posted August 15, 2023 Posted August 15, 2023 FYI, young Ned hasn’t been on since February, 2022 Quote
heppnerguy Posted August 15, 2023 Posted August 15, 2023 I need to also get back to doing some inlay projects. It seems so many new things I want to try that I can't find time, it seems to do any of them. Nice projects. thanks for posting them Dick heppnerguy Quote
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