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String Inlay Tools – Radius Cutters

Glen D. Huey — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:30:12 +0000

On Hannah’s Inlaid Chest from our June 2013 magazine (issue #204), I scratched most of the string inlay by hand using tools from both Lie-Nielsen Toolworks and Lee Valley/Veritas. Of the string inlay tools used on the chest, the most import is the radius cutter. For that job, I selected the tool from Lie-Nielsen (item … Read more »

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Taming the Circle Cutter – the Tool I Love to Hate

Robert W. Lang — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:21:45 +0000

Perhaps the headline should read “the tool I hate to love.” Every now and then I need something round, or an odd-sized hole, and I turn to the “adjustable circle cutter.” I know it as a “fly cutter” and it is never my first choice. It’s a simple device, but it looks scary, and for … Read more »

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Learn to Inlay Like a Pro

Ajax Alexandre — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:31:24 +0000

For the entire month of June, or until it’s sold out, ShopWoodworking.com is offering the perfect Father’s Day gift. It’s called the Fundamentals of Inlay Value Pack and it’s currently on sale for $99.96, saving you $60 off the regular price of $159.96. The kit includes: Line & Berry String Inlay by Router DVD Modern … Read more »

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Fitting a Fan to the Tea Caddy

Glen D. Huey — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:30:32 +0000

Building the tea caddy from the June 2011 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine is anything but traditional. I looked for alternative methods for much of the work including the fan inlay at each corner. My thoughts were to come at this project without the use of special tools, so the inlay areas are cut using … Read more »

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Caddy for Your Tea, Governor?

Article Index — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:02:45 +0000

Use unconventional techniques to create a traditional tea caddy.by Glen D. Huey pages 36-39From the June 2011 issue #190 Buy this issue nowEngland began to import tea about the middle of the 17th century. When first introduced, tea was expensive, so it was a drink affordable only to the wealthy. That, of course, was an invitation to smugglers who, during the next 100 years, drove down the cost to make tea available to the masses.As the demand for tea increased, the need to store and protect the tea leaves also grew. By the mid-1800s, woodworkers were making wooden tea caddies of single-, double- or triple-compartmentalized boxes.Traditionally, caddies are a study in veneer. The boxes are built in pine, oak or mahogany, then veneered with figured hardwoods and inlaid with intricate designs. While my caddy has figured hardwood and striking inlay, there is no veneer. This is how to accomplish similar results using methods that are much more simple.Video: Watch as a fan is sliced, marked and trimmed for the tea caddy. Video: Watch Rob Millard create a traditional fan inlay using veneer. Web site: Get more information on inlay bandings, including shop-made designs. In our store: Pick up a great book on creating beautiful inlaid boxes. Free SketchUp Model: Click here for the free SketchUp model of this project Read more »

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Precision Inlay, Simple Tools

Article Index — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:40:34 +0000

A few shop-made appliances allow you to add stunning face-grain inlay to your work.By Jameel Abraham pages 38-43From the April 2011 issue #189 Buy this issue nowGeometric bandings and inlay patterns, or parquetry, are widely used, from Japan to Egypt to Spain. I developed a method of creating parquetry while learning to build ouds, a musical instrument that is the ancestor of the European lute and modern guitar.The method can be employed to make bandings and inlays from as little as two species of wood, one at a time, to more detailed patterns using multiple layers to produce several copies of the same pattern. The designs I most frequently use create the illusion of dimension, as if the pattern were a flexible ribbon, folding, twisting and turning along its length. These patterns are fun to design and make, and can richly embellish any project.Web site: See some of Jameel’s amazing ouds on his web site. Web site: Visit the Benchcrafted web site. Article: Read about Jameel's Jointmaker Pro method for inlay. To buy: See the Czech Edge chisel Jameel commissioned for this work. In our store: “Fundamentals of Inlay” DVD, by Steve Latta.From the April 2011 issue #189 Buy this issue now Read more »

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Jameel Abraham’s Jointmaker Pro Inlay Method

Article Index — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:04:21 +0000

For wide pieces shown in Jameel Abraham's "Precision Inlay, Simple Tools" (Popular Woodworking Magazine, April 2011 #189) he used the Bridge City Toolworks Jointmaker Pro. Here's his method:You may notice a few of the pieces in the article are unusually wide, much wider in fact than the miter box and miter jack could handle. These were cut with the Bridge City Toolworks Jointmaker Pro.I was attending a Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event in Chicago in early 2008 when I first saw the prototype of the JMP. Bridge City founder John Economaki was demonstrating the tool and I knew immediately that I had to have one for producing these inlays. Read more »

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