Inlaying Dogbones

Nice to see something other than butterflies…Great job : )

-- I'm absolutely positive that I couldn't be more uncertain!

Looks great. Where can we find more info on how to do this type of joint?

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I have no idea. I started with an inlay/bushing set up from woodcrafters and that was a joke. So I drew what I wanted got a 5/16 straight cutter and made a bushing and collar to fit the router then made the inside and outside templates. I will try and take a picture of my jigs and bushings. You can use a regular delta template guide and fit a find a sleeve collar the width of the bit. In my case a locking shaft collar worked perfect. take the allen screw out and peen the bushing till the collar slips on and off and spins free. I always make my templates out of lexan. Very fast . I can make the 1/4 ” thick mahogany plug and do the recess in the oak in 2 minutes.

-- RJ, Tampa Fl, RJMETALWOODS.COM

Can you show me a pic of how you peen the bushing over?
I think I know but am not sure why you ditched the allen screw(s)???
p.s. where do you get lexan cheap enough for templates? ( maybe a stupid question)

Here’s a “bow tie” for a bit of whimsy too!

From misc pics

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Love the Dogbones! Never saw them before. Very nice! You do an excellent job with them. Something for me the shoot for. Thanks!

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Great minds often think alike (-; A couple of years ago I too did not like the looks of the “traditional” butterfly inlays so I made a template quite similar to yours for inlays that give mechanical support the l sections of a circular bezel on a clock face I designed. Mine were on the back side so no one sees them unless they open the bezel. I have since done heart shaped decorative inlays and thought about doing mirrored clover leaf patters and others.
I use 1/4” masonite for the templates.

-- Les B, Oregon

That looks awesome…. well done.

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

Nice work!
It would be very interesting to see your templates, and how you use them.

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