What is resin inlay?
Resin is a wonderful inlay material. You can create delicate patterns without the worry of having to cut and fit matching, delicate inlay pieces. Instead, after drawing and cutting “mortises” for the resin, just pour the resin and watch as it fills the voids.
What is inlay technique?
inlay, in the visual arts, any decorative technique used to create an ornamental design, pattern, or scene by inserting or setting into a shallow or depressed ground or surface a material of a different colour or type. Inlay techniques are used in enamelwork, furniture decoration, lacquerwork, and metalwork.
What wood is used for inlays?
Close-grained woods (like maple, holly, cherry, etc.) work well for inlay because of how tight their grain is. However, some may not work for a cutting board (like holly) because they discolor/stain very easily.
What can you inlay on a wood table?
How to fill table cracks and transform an ordinary piece of wood into an underwater-themed masterpiece. Woodcraft by Design are able to inlay your choice of paua, greenstone, coins, jewellery, kauri gum, shells, bugs and in fact almost any type of material you would like.
What kind of resin to use for inlay?
Cherry, walnut, and maple have proven excellent for resin inlay, and they are the ones I use most often for cutting boards and cheese boards. Resins can be tinted in a variety of ways, but I use Mixol pastes most often. The colors are intense, and come already suspended in a liquid medium that plays well with epoxy.
What kind of joint is used in inlay?
A Butterfly inlay is a type of joint used either to hold two or more wooden boards together or to keep two halves of a board that have already started to split from splitting further. A butterfly is usually a contrasting wood. Butterfly joints are common in the work of George Nakashima.
What kind of paper do you use to make inlays?
Start with 80-grit paper and work up to 320 grit. Moore raises the grain after 220 grit, and then sands again with 220 before moving up to 320. Use good dust collection, and wear a dust mask. Rough out the shape. Cut close to the layout lines drawn on the blank before the grooves were routed. Rout flush to the pattern.