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Making your own veneer inlay

You may have noticed some of my projects are veneer inlay enhanced
The inlays I use are mostly made by myself, for the more complex medallion's and the likes they are store bought.

Today I was busy making some veneer inlay stock, the activity was prompted by a few posts from rogerbean and the boxes he has made.
The edging he used on the boxes fascinated me so I attempted to reproduce the effect

I am not sure how it was made for his projects but I muddled my way through to partly reproduce the effect.

I started off with some contrasting off cuts I had lying about.
I selected a few that I could make a reasonable prototype with.
The materials were:-

Ebony
Pine
walnut
cherry
The process:-
I used the Jointer to flatten and square 2 sides.
I then used the band saw to resaw the pine and Ebony into the strips in the photo
After resawing I ran then through the thicknesser to remove the saw marks.

I then aligned them and applied Titebond III glue ensuring it was spread evenly on the sections.
Rechecked the alignment on one side only and left them to dry

Upon the glue drying I used the jointer again to skim the aligned side and the following is the result.

This is the Pine and Ebony.

Wood Flooring Material property Office ruler Hardwood


This is the Pine Walnut Ebony and Cherry.

Wood Gas Automotive tire Wood stain Hardwood


The selection of materials.

Wood Bumper Automotive exterior Tints and shades Hardwood


After making sure they were the sizes and thickness I wanted I glued them up

Writing implement Tool Screwdriver Office supplies Hand tool


In this shot I have two backing boards and screw clamps.

The other composite one I used my plastic spring clamps, however I found that they were breaking whilist I was waiting for the glue to dry. Very odd.

The broken clamps.

Hand tool Tool Wood Nipper Metalworking hand tool


The next step will be to decide how to section them for the final finish

Standby for the next part.
 

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#2 ·
Making your own veneer inlay

You may have noticed some of my projects are veneer inlay enhanced
The inlays I use are mostly made by myself, for the more complex medallion's and the likes they are store bought.

Today I was busy making some veneer inlay stock, the activity was prompted by a few posts from rogerbean and the boxes he has made.
The edging he used on the boxes fascinated me so I attempted to reproduce the effect

I am not sure how it was made for his projects but I muddled my way through to partly reproduce the effect.

I started off with some contrasting off cuts I had lying about.
I selected a few that I could make a reasonable prototype with.
The materials were:-

Ebony
Pine
walnut
cherry
The process:-
I used the Jointer to flatten and square 2 sides.
I then used the band saw to resaw the pine and Ebony into the strips in the photo
After resawing I ran then through the thicknesser to remove the saw marks.

I then aligned them and applied Titebond III glue ensuring it was spread evenly on the sections.
Rechecked the alignment on one side only and left them to dry

Upon the glue drying I used the jointer again to skim the aligned side and the following is the result.

This is the Pine and Ebony.

Wood Flooring Material property Office ruler Hardwood


This is the Pine Walnut Ebony and Cherry.

Wood Gas Automotive tire Wood stain Hardwood


The selection of materials.

Wood Bumper Automotive exterior Tints and shades Hardwood


After making sure they were the sizes and thickness I wanted I glued them up

Writing implement Tool Screwdriver Office supplies Hand tool


In this shot I have two backing boards and screw clamps.

The other composite one I used my plastic spring clamps, however I found that they were breaking whilist I was waiting for the glue to dry. Very odd.

The broken clamps.

Hand tool Tool Wood Nipper Metalworking hand tool


The next step will be to decide how to section them for the final finish

Standby for the next part.
Looking good
 

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#3 ·
Making your own veneer inlay

You may have noticed some of my projects are veneer inlay enhanced
The inlays I use are mostly made by myself, for the more complex medallion's and the likes they are store bought.

Today I was busy making some veneer inlay stock, the activity was prompted by a few posts from rogerbean and the boxes he has made.
The edging he used on the boxes fascinated me so I attempted to reproduce the effect

I am not sure how it was made for his projects but I muddled my way through to partly reproduce the effect.

I started off with some contrasting off cuts I had lying about.
I selected a few that I could make a reasonable prototype with.
The materials were:-

Ebony
Pine
walnut
cherry
The process:-
I used the Jointer to flatten and square 2 sides.
I then used the band saw to resaw the pine and Ebony into the strips in the photo
After resawing I ran then through the thicknesser to remove the saw marks.

I then aligned them and applied Titebond III glue ensuring it was spread evenly on the sections.
Rechecked the alignment on one side only and left them to dry

Upon the glue drying I used the jointer again to skim the aligned side and the following is the result.

This is the Pine and Ebony.

Wood Flooring Material property Office ruler Hardwood


This is the Pine Walnut Ebony and Cherry.

Wood Gas Automotive tire Wood stain Hardwood


The selection of materials.

Wood Bumper Automotive exterior Tints and shades Hardwood


After making sure they were the sizes and thickness I wanted I glued them up

Writing implement Tool Screwdriver Office supplies Hand tool


In this shot I have two backing boards and screw clamps.

The other composite one I used my plastic spring clamps, however I found that they were breaking whilist I was waiting for the glue to dry. Very odd.

The broken clamps.

Hand tool Tool Wood Nipper Metalworking hand tool


The next step will be to decide how to section them for the final finish

Standby for the next part.
Good start.
 

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#4 ·
Making your own veneer inlay

You may have noticed some of my projects are veneer inlay enhanced
The inlays I use are mostly made by myself, for the more complex medallion's and the likes they are store bought.

Today I was busy making some veneer inlay stock, the activity was prompted by a few posts from rogerbean and the boxes he has made.
The edging he used on the boxes fascinated me so I attempted to reproduce the effect

I am not sure how it was made for his projects but I muddled my way through to partly reproduce the effect.

I started off with some contrasting off cuts I had lying about.
I selected a few that I could make a reasonable prototype with.
The materials were:-

Ebony
Pine
walnut
cherry
The process:-
I used the Jointer to flatten and square 2 sides.
I then used the band saw to resaw the pine and Ebony into the strips in the photo
After resawing I ran then through the thicknesser to remove the saw marks.

I then aligned them and applied Titebond III glue ensuring it was spread evenly on the sections.
Rechecked the alignment on one side only and left them to dry

Upon the glue drying I used the jointer again to skim the aligned side and the following is the result.

This is the Pine and Ebony.

Wood Flooring Material property Office ruler Hardwood


This is the Pine Walnut Ebony and Cherry.

Wood Gas Automotive tire Wood stain Hardwood


The selection of materials.

Wood Bumper Automotive exterior Tints and shades Hardwood


After making sure they were the sizes and thickness I wanted I glued them up

Writing implement Tool Screwdriver Office supplies Hand tool


In this shot I have two backing boards and screw clamps.

The other composite one I used my plastic spring clamps, however I found that they were breaking whilist I was waiting for the glue to dry. Very odd.

The broken clamps.

Hand tool Tool Wood Nipper Metalworking hand tool


The next step will be to decide how to section them for the final finish

Standby for the next part.
I never cared for the plastic clamps. step one looks good
-don
 

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#5 ·
Another glue up

I set to work with some off cuts of Purple heart and Pine this time.

I made two individual sets, one set having Purple heart in the middle and the second the purple heart was on the outsides.

I glued them up aligned them and clamped them the put them both away to dry.

Once they were dry I commenced cutting them all up. I didn't realise that I had not taken a shot of the process to get this far but I think you will get the idea.

Upon sawing the two sets up I rearranged them and with a simple jig and clamps.

Once they were set I needed to tidy up the sides on the table saw and ran the glued up sections through the drum sander to get them all flat so I could apply the Silky Oak sides

These two photos show one of the remnants of the sets and the resultant third glue up with silky Oak sides.

Brown Wood Rectangle Flooring Hardwood


Brown Rectangle Wood Beige Pattern


This is the simple jig I made

Wood Gas Composite material Metal Flooring


This is the raw finished block ready to band saw up

Brown Wood Rectangle Beige Jewellery


Its only a small piece suitable for some box work but looks good.

enjoy
 

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#6 ·
Another glue up

I set to work with some off cuts of Purple heart and Pine this time.

I made two individual sets, one set having Purple heart in the middle and the second the purple heart was on the outsides.

I glued them up aligned them and clamped them the put them both away to dry.

Once they were dry I commenced cutting them all up. I didn't realise that I had not taken a shot of the process to get this far but I think you will get the idea.

Upon sawing the two sets up I rearranged them and with a simple jig and clamps.

Once they were set I needed to tidy up the sides on the table saw and ran the glued up sections through the drum sander to get them all flat so I could apply the Silky Oak sides

These two photos show one of the remnants of the sets and the resultant third glue up with silky Oak sides.

Brown Wood Rectangle Flooring Hardwood


Brown Rectangle Wood Beige Pattern


This is the simple jig I made

Wood Gas Composite material Metal Flooring


This is the raw finished block ready to band saw up

Brown Wood Rectangle Beige Jewellery


Its only a small piece suitable for some box work but looks good.

enjoy
Looking good Robert. I have a block in the shop that looks a lot like yours.
It's the left over from this project.
Tricky little devils to line up perfectly aren't they.
 

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#14 ·
The Veneer work end results

This session of my 2013 Inlay work is now complete.

Here are the results I obtained.

Ebony and Pine Veneer

The ebony and pine I glued up did not match very well sawn into blocks so rather than waste it I just re sawed it into strips.
Wood Flooring Wood stain Floor Hardwood


Walnut Cherry Silky Oak and Pine Veneer.

The Walnut Cherry Silky Oak and Pine was cut into 20 deg sections re glued and then re sawn.
It produced a reasonable result however it had a few "mouse holes in it of which will need wood filler to correct it upon use.

Its a bit hard to see but most of the pine edging evident in the glue up, was sawn off in the final processing

Wood Electrical wiring Gas Composite material Wire

Rectangle Sleeve Grey Composite material Tints and shades

Wood Flooring Wood stain Hardwood Laptop

Road surface Rectangle Wood Wood stain Line


A lesson I learned here is, make the edging material as wide as possible as I only just had enough width come edge alignment time.

Purple heart Silky Oak and Pine Veneer.

The Purple heart Silky Oak Pine was re sawn as per the photos and although its only a small lot, it will make an attractive banding for a small box or similar Project.
Brown Wood Rectangle Beige Jewellery

Wood Door Gas Rectangle Composite material


Aust Red Cedar Veneer.

While I was on a roll I cut up an off cut of some Australian Red Cedar I used on the cupboard restoration, to use as veneer strips.
Wood Road surface Bumper Asphalt Automotive exterior


All the materials used were an accumulation of off cuts of a suitable size for veneer making.
 

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#15 ·
The Veneer work end results

This session of my 2013 Inlay work is now complete.

Here are the results I obtained.

Ebony and Pine Veneer

The ebony and pine I glued up did not match very well sawn into blocks so rather than waste it I just re sawed it into strips.
Wood Flooring Wood stain Floor Hardwood


Walnut Cherry Silky Oak and Pine Veneer.

The Walnut Cherry Silky Oak and Pine was cut into 20 deg sections re glued and then re sawn.
It produced a reasonable result however it had a few "mouse holes in it of which will need wood filler to correct it upon use.

Its a bit hard to see but most of the pine edging evident in the glue up, was sawn off in the final processing

Wood Electrical wiring Gas Composite material Wire

Rectangle Sleeve Grey Composite material Tints and shades

Wood Flooring Wood stain Hardwood Laptop

Road surface Rectangle Wood Wood stain Line


A lesson I learned here is, make the edging material as wide as possible as I only just had enough width come edge alignment time.

Purple heart Silky Oak and Pine Veneer.

The Purple heart Silky Oak Pine was re sawn as per the photos and although its only a small lot, it will make an attractive banding for a small box or similar Project.
Brown Wood Rectangle Beige Jewellery

Wood Door Gas Rectangle Composite material


Aust Red Cedar Veneer.

While I was on a roll I cut up an off cut of some Australian Red Cedar I used on the cupboard restoration, to use as veneer strips.
Wood Road surface Bumper Asphalt Automotive exterior


All the materials used were an accumulation of off cuts of a suitable size for veneer making.
You've been having fun haven't you?
I find I get a real sense of satisfaction from making my own bindings, the problem is the more intricate they are the more fun they are but at the same time the less practical when you can buy them made up.
Is that a catch 22?
 

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#19 ·
sras Flooring Tribute

Its kinda a wood project but I wasn't sure so it ended up here.
Its effectively a project tribute to sras

He posted a couple of blogs and a project detailing how he did some flooring art work in his home.

I always admired this type of work and had always wanted to add some french knots to our flooring as a feature but was reluctant due to botching it.

So today I set to in earnest and replicated some of sras's fine work.

As advised by him to practice on some scrap first
Very good advice so I did.

First up I made some templates from his dimensions.

Brown Handwriting Rectangle Wood Font


then set to work making templates or jigs.

Brown Wood Rectangle Beige Font


I made three as if history repeats itself I usually manage to nick one doing the job.

Wood Wood stain Flooring Floor Hardwood


next i found a off cut of pine blockboard and some Rosewood which was earmarked for council holiday somewhere.

I laid out what I wanted to do and set to work using my trimmer and a template following bit

Table Wood Outdoor furniture Wood stain Plank


Had a couple of overshoot spots, that's not good!

Wood Flooring Hardwood Plank Wood stain


Tidied up everything up with a chisel and profiled the ends to 45 Deg

Began fitting in the rosewood inserts about 13mm x 4 mm.

Hand tool Table Wood Tool Metalworking hand tool


got everything finished.

Table Wood Tool Picnic table Wood stain


sanded everything and finished with 80g

Wood Rectangle Wood stain Floor Flooring


A few slight defects showing.

Brown Wood Rectangle Beige Textile


Rectangle Wood Sleeve Beige Wood stain


Nothing a hit of wood filler wont fix.

Not up to the standard of sras's work and definitely not the 45 deg ones but there is a skill to learn here.

what is was supposed to look like.

Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring


Oh well room for improvement!
 

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#20 ·
sras Flooring Tribute

Its kinda a wood project but I wasn't sure so it ended up here.
Its effectively a project tribute to sras

He posted a couple of blogs and a project detailing how he did some flooring art work in his home.

I always admired this type of work and had always wanted to add some french knots to our flooring as a feature but was reluctant due to botching it.

So today I set to in earnest and replicated some of sras's fine work.

As advised by him to practice on some scrap first
Very good advice so I did.

First up I made some templates from his dimensions.

Brown Handwriting Rectangle Wood Font


then set to work making templates or jigs.

Brown Wood Rectangle Beige Font


I made three as if history repeats itself I usually manage to nick one doing the job.

Wood Wood stain Flooring Floor Hardwood


next i found a off cut of pine blockboard and some Rosewood which was earmarked for council holiday somewhere.

I laid out what I wanted to do and set to work using my trimmer and a template following bit

Table Wood Outdoor furniture Wood stain Plank


Had a couple of overshoot spots, that's not good!

Wood Flooring Hardwood Plank Wood stain


Tidied up everything up with a chisel and profiled the ends to 45 Deg

Began fitting in the rosewood inserts about 13mm x 4 mm.

Hand tool Table Wood Tool Metalworking hand tool


got everything finished.

Table Wood Tool Picnic table Wood stain


sanded everything and finished with 80g

Wood Rectangle Wood stain Floor Flooring


A few slight defects showing.

Brown Wood Rectangle Beige Textile


Rectangle Wood Sleeve Beige Wood stain


Nothing a hit of wood filler wont fix.

Not up to the standard of sras's work and definitely not the 45 deg ones but there is a skill to learn here.

what is was supposed to look like.

Brown Wood Rectangle Wood stain Flooring


Oh well room for improvement!
Good luck with that, Rob. Can't be easy. Suggestion: Stop the router right at the line and use a corner punch chisel.


I have this daydream about floors, myownbadself. It goes like this: Hyper-realistic marquetry in a floor in the form of a dog napping. Hyper-realistic means such that people will feel the need to walk around it. Perhaps, if I'm blessed with a whole new lifetime in which to master that craft…

Like this kind of stuff, only in marquetry.

https://weburbanist.com/2015/08/31/chalk-it-up-to-illusion-hyperrealistic-3d-sidewalk-murals/
 

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#30 ·
sras Flooring Tribute Take 2

Well I was up and at em early this morning driven by getting my screw up corrected.

I modified the the three templates I had ensuring I could not overshoot the outside inlay into the box.

Here is the setup.

Wood Electrical wiring Gas Table Hardwood


Note there is a definite stop near the clamp on the left of the trimmer.

All went well and I continued on and formed the box area.

Took the template off pleased with myself.

Only to see

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Rectangle Table


I had in fact repeated the same overshoot error again!

Rats, so I decided to make it match the opposite side and hope nobody notices!!

Being absolutely pissed with myself i could just worm out of it that way,... however I needed to convince myself I can actually do it correctly.

Along with this time there were more chunk/****************************** than before. Pine is nice and soft to work with but its very unforgiving chip out wise.

Brown Rectangle Wood Beige Plank


Brown Rectangle Wood Beige Hardwood


Brown Rectangle Wood Beige Wood stain


This annoyed me no end so I decided to try one more time

Brown Sleeve Wood Font Rectangle


Hoo Rah got it right at last, however I still could not shake the chip out problem.
Good thing I wasn't doing kolrosing I would have slashed my wrists by now!

Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Font


So out with the woodfiller.

Table Wood Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Conclusion:-
1 You can do it but strict attention must be paid at all times.
2. Make sure you practice on scrap first and maybe twice!!
3. Avoid using pine.
4. I am withdrawing my job application to https://www.czarfloors.com/
 

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#31 ·
sras Flooring Tribute Take 2

Well I was up and at em early this morning driven by getting my screw up corrected.

I modified the the three templates I had ensuring I could not overshoot the outside inlay into the box.

Here is the setup.

Wood Electrical wiring Gas Table Hardwood


Note there is a definite stop near the clamp on the left of the trimmer.

All went well and I continued on and formed the box area.

Took the template off pleased with myself.

Only to see

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Rectangle Table


I had in fact repeated the same overshoot error again!

Rats, so I decided to make it match the opposite side and hope nobody notices!!

Being absolutely pissed with myself i could just worm out of it that way,... however I needed to convince myself I can actually do it correctly.

Along with this time there were more chunk/****************************** than before. Pine is nice and soft to work with but its very unforgiving chip out wise.

Brown Rectangle Wood Beige Plank


Brown Rectangle Wood Beige Hardwood


Brown Rectangle Wood Beige Wood stain


This annoyed me no end so I decided to try one more time

Brown Sleeve Wood Font Rectangle


Hoo Rah got it right at last, however I still could not shake the chip out problem.
Good thing I wasn't doing kolrosing I would have slashed my wrists by now!

Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Font


So out with the woodfiller.

Table Wood Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


Conclusion:-
1 You can do it but strict attention must be paid at all times.
2. Make sure you practice on scrap first and maybe twice!!
3. Avoid using pine.
4. I am withdrawing my job application to https://www.czarfloors.com/
nice try my friend but they wont be calling anytime soon im afraid.that floor is way above my comprehension,so dont feel bad,im not gonna apply either-lol.
 

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