Yeah, but itās easy, right? And anyone can do it.
Iāve done probably 300 carves and epoxy fills since I set up the LR3. Itās fun, looks good, relatively easy.
But I find it lacks the āoooooohā factor that a well done wood inlay gives. When you tell someoneā itās wood in wood, you can see them be impressed, and wonder how itās done. At least, thatās how I viewed it when I first saw them.
These are awesome and inspire me to ask a clarifying question. Did you use a V-bit to create the mating design? Some of the corners are so sharp Iām trying to understand the technique.
My bandsaw isnāt really up to resawing at the moment, so perhaps that a project for the weekend.
The most important parts (example):
Mirror the motive to create the plug, give it a border.
Depth of the cut of the āholeā: 2mm
Depth of the cut of the inlay: 1.5mm (thatās what is not going to be in the wood) and starting depth 1.8mm (thatās whatās going to be in the wood, 0.2mm for glue).
Clear with a 3 or 6mm endmill depending on size (3mm is often faster because it can reach more corners), then swap to a 30, 60 or 10.4Ā° v-bit.
Use completely even wood or it will look like the one imperial coaster, use a touchplate.