Instruction on how to Inlay a White Rose:
Tools required for this project:
Scrollsaw-with #2 blade
Wood –Various species
Hot Plate
Cast Iron Skillet
Sandblasting Sand
Xacto Knife
Scissors
Drill-with 1/16” drill bit
Glue-Titebond II
Small brush-to apply glue
Picture of object to inlay
Carbon paper
Tracing paper
Regular paper
Paper Towels
From a design aspect any object can be inlaid into another piece of wood.
For example in the above object (White Rose) you would need to figure out how many pieces of contrasting woods would have to be placed inside of the main wood you are using. In this example that would be Black Walnut.
You would then make the number of copies of the whole picture you are going to inlay that you would need to fulfill all of the pieces no matter how small or large.
In the case of the above White Rose there would be a total of 22 copies required to do the inlay into black walnut wood lets say.
I use poplar for the main petals and holly wood for the contrasting petals so when it is done it will look like the petals are curled over like a normal rose would.
The wood that you are going to inlay must be the same thickness or thinner than the piece you are going to inlay into.
The woods used for this project are: Poplar, Holly, Wenge, Cherry and Black Walnut.
Poplar-is used for the main petals
Holly-is used for only three petals-see picture of inlayed white rose on:http://www.woodcraftsplusllc.com and click on boxes-I can say this because this is my web site.
Wenge-is used for the stem of the flower
Cherry-is used for the leaves-can use a different wood if appropriate
Black Walnut is the main wood in which the inlay will go into.
Put Sandblasting Sand into cast iron skillet.
Turn on Hot plate and set cast iron skillet on hot plate and set heat at hi for at least one 1/2 hour.
Tilt table of scrollsaw so left side is downward and set angle to 2 degrees for ¼” thickness of wood to be inlaid.
Set variable speed to about #8 on scrollsaw or a comfortable speed for you to work at. Hi speed for this project is not required as a matter of fact the slower speed will ensure better accuracy if you are a beginner.
On the copy of picture draw dotted cut line on the outside of the pattern for the individual piece you want to cut-see Wood Magazine article (June 2000, Issue 124, Page 64 and pattern handout for instruction on this.
Lay whole picture on tracing paper (original) on main piece of wood (Black Walnut) and draw reference marks right on the wood by using carbon paper under tracing paper.
Using double sided tape-place the piece of wood to be inlaid underneath the main piece of wood to be inlaid.
Drill 1/16” hole thru both pieces of wood, with the main piece being on top, between the dotted line and the line of the individual piece you are going to cut out.-Again see Wood Magazine for instruction on this.
Place the scrollsaw blade up thru hole and cut counterclockwise following the line of the pattern until you get to the dotted line then follow the dotted line back to the drilled hole.
Take the small piece out and separate it from the main wood piece ( in other words take off the double sided tape)
Take Xacto knife and stick into end grain and hold in hot sand until you achieve the shading desired and then wipe excess sand off gently back into cast iron skillet.
Test fit piece into main wood (black walnut) to ensure tight fit. If fit is good, take inlay piece out and apply glue to outside of piece.
Insert piece back into main wood (black walnut) and set to dry for about 10 minutes.
Repeat this process until all pieces except last piece is done.
On the last piece you want to ensure that you drill the hole at an angle that will not show up in the final main wood. I have found that about 9 - 10 degrees works with the right side of the table downward on the drill press depending on the angle of cut. See the end result of your work in the above picture .
Happy inlaying.
John Orban Jr.
CEO Wood Crafts Plus LLC
11/8/06
http://www.woodcraftsplusllc.com
Tools required for this project:
Scrollsaw-with #2 blade
Wood –Various species
Hot Plate
Cast Iron Skillet
Sandblasting Sand
Xacto Knife
Scissors
Drill-with 1/16” drill bit
Glue-Titebond II
Small brush-to apply glue
Picture of object to inlay
Carbon paper
Tracing paper
Regular paper
Paper Towels
From a design aspect any object can be inlaid into another piece of wood.
For example in the above object (White Rose) you would need to figure out how many pieces of contrasting woods would have to be placed inside of the main wood you are using. In this example that would be Black Walnut.
You would then make the number of copies of the whole picture you are going to inlay that you would need to fulfill all of the pieces no matter how small or large.
In the case of the above White Rose there would be a total of 22 copies required to do the inlay into black walnut wood lets say.
I use poplar for the main petals and holly wood for the contrasting petals so when it is done it will look like the petals are curled over like a normal rose would.
The wood that you are going to inlay must be the same thickness or thinner than the piece you are going to inlay into.
The woods used for this project are: Poplar, Holly, Wenge, Cherry and Black Walnut.
Poplar-is used for the main petals
Holly-is used for only three petals-see picture of inlayed white rose on:http://www.woodcraftsplusllc.com and click on boxes-I can say this because this is my web site.
Wenge-is used for the stem of the flower
Cherry-is used for the leaves-can use a different wood if appropriate
Black Walnut is the main wood in which the inlay will go into.
Put Sandblasting Sand into cast iron skillet.
Turn on Hot plate and set cast iron skillet on hot plate and set heat at hi for at least one 1/2 hour.
Tilt table of scrollsaw so left side is downward and set angle to 2 degrees for ¼” thickness of wood to be inlaid.
Set variable speed to about #8 on scrollsaw or a comfortable speed for you to work at. Hi speed for this project is not required as a matter of fact the slower speed will ensure better accuracy if you are a beginner.
On the copy of picture draw dotted cut line on the outside of the pattern for the individual piece you want to cut-see Wood Magazine article (June 2000, Issue 124, Page 64 and pattern handout for instruction on this.
Lay whole picture on tracing paper (original) on main piece of wood (Black Walnut) and draw reference marks right on the wood by using carbon paper under tracing paper.
Using double sided tape-place the piece of wood to be inlaid underneath the main piece of wood to be inlaid.
Drill 1/16” hole thru both pieces of wood, with the main piece being on top, between the dotted line and the line of the individual piece you are going to cut out.-Again see Wood Magazine for instruction on this.
Place the scrollsaw blade up thru hole and cut counterclockwise following the line of the pattern until you get to the dotted line then follow the dotted line back to the drilled hole.
Take the small piece out and separate it from the main wood piece ( in other words take off the double sided tape)
Take Xacto knife and stick into end grain and hold in hot sand until you achieve the shading desired and then wipe excess sand off gently back into cast iron skillet.
Test fit piece into main wood (black walnut) to ensure tight fit. If fit is good, take inlay piece out and apply glue to outside of piece.
Insert piece back into main wood (black walnut) and set to dry for about 10 minutes.
Repeat this process until all pieces except last piece is done.
On the last piece you want to ensure that you drill the hole at an angle that will not show up in the final main wood. I have found that about 9 - 10 degrees works with the right side of the table downward on the drill press depending on the angle of cut. See the end result of your work in the above picture .
Happy inlaying.
John Orban Jr.
CEO Wood Crafts Plus LLC
11/8/06
http://www.woodcraftsplusllc.com
4 comments:
Wow! Thats really beautiful.
Absolutely beautiful! Wish I had the time & tools to have a go!
Thanks for the compliments.
John
Really it's amazing
Thanks
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