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Tiger Eye wood Inlay
Posted on 2/11/20 at 4:26 pm
Posted on 2/11/20 at 4:26 pm
Eye is about 12” tall and 19” wide. Walnut backboard. Purpleheart, yellowheart, and ash inlays. This was a fun project.
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Posted on 2/11/20 at 4:47 pm to deuceiswild
That looks awesome. Where do you get the exotic woods?
Wife wants a piece of wooden wall art in the shape of La to give us a little piece of home...I'd love to make it P&G like that.
Wife wants a piece of wooden wall art in the shape of La to give us a little piece of home...I'd love to make it P&G like that.
Posted on 2/11/20 at 4:51 pm to NASA_ISS_Tiger
I order it online in whatever thicknesses i need. I hear there's a place in New Orleans east that has it, but I've never been there. Ocooch Is one such site. But I've ordered from several places. Shipping usually isn't cheap.
All you need for this is a router, and inlay bushing, and to make a stencil on some plywood or Mdf.... assuming you want to do an inlay. If it's just a cutout then it's even easier.
Another route you could take is to draw the image you want, rout it out an eighth of an inch deep, and fill with colored epoxy. It's much easier, but you lose the wooden appearance.
All you need for this is a router, and inlay bushing, and to make a stencil on some plywood or Mdf.... assuming you want to do an inlay. If it's just a cutout then it's even easier.
Another route you could take is to draw the image you want, rout it out an eighth of an inch deep, and fill with colored epoxy. It's much easier, but you lose the wooden appearance.
Posted on 2/11/20 at 4:54 pm to Neauxla
You can do this. Tbh, the real skill is making the template. The inlay is the easier part lol.
The template is in multiple pieces and they must overlap each other precisely. Can be challenging when you can't see through the wood you're drawing on. It's called multi layer inlay. You can purchase stencils for this (not a Tiger eye, tho) and usually they're made of plexiglass and laser cut.
The template is in multiple pieces and they must overlap each other precisely. Can be challenging when you can't see through the wood you're drawing on. It's called multi layer inlay. You can purchase stencils for this (not a Tiger eye, tho) and usually they're made of plexiglass and laser cut.
Posted on 2/11/20 at 4:58 pm to Neauxla
Posted on 2/11/20 at 5:34 pm to deuceiswild
Good job, looks like it was done on a CNC.
Posted on 2/11/20 at 5:39 pm to Aristo
Thank you. I wish i had a CNC. I may get one in a few years.
That said there's a certain satisfaction from making something with your hands rather than a keyboard. I enjoy doing inlays.
That said there's a certain satisfaction from making something with your hands rather than a keyboard. I enjoy doing inlays.
Posted on 2/11/20 at 5:42 pm to deuceiswild
I bought a CNC a couple of years ago, but haven't had the time to use it the past 6 months or so. It's a lot of fun.
Posted on 2/11/20 at 5:45 pm to Aristo
How long did it take you to really learn to use it to it's full capabilities? I have no experience with them at all. But my wife paid over 10K for an embroidery machine and still can't operate the thing to its capabilities. She does many things step by step manually rather than just programming it. So I'm leery for that reason. Worried about cumbersome software that unless you've used previous versions, you're lost and end up spending weeks, or more, (and wasting wood) learning how to use it.
Posted on 2/11/20 at 5:50 pm to deuceiswild
That looks awesome
What ever you pay for shipping is worth it. Going into New Orleans East is like playing Russian roulette with your life
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I hear there's a place in New Orleans east that has it, but I've never been there
What ever you pay for shipping is worth it. Going into New Orleans East is like playing Russian roulette with your life
Posted on 2/11/20 at 6:10 pm to deuceiswild
Not very long. About two or three carves in I had the hang of it. The software is very user-friendly.
Posted on 2/11/20 at 9:17 pm to Miketheseventh
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Posted on 2/11/20 at 9:23 pm to lsutiger2010
Riverside is great people
Posted on 2/11/20 at 9:26 pm to eng08
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Posted on 2/12/20 at 6:29 am to deuceiswild
Nice workbench too. I'm jealous. And too cheap/poor.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 7:21 am to LSU alum wannabe
That’s awesome. Only thing that sucks is the purpleheart will lose its purpleness over time.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 6:35 pm to eng08
I do plan to take a trip to Riverside ne of these days when I'm in the area.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 6:37 pm to mikie421
It will lose some luster. But that process can be prolonged by keeping it away from sunlight and by using a UV protective coating. And even after turning "brown", it'll keep a purpl-ish tint to it.
Posted on 2/13/20 at 12:52 am to deuceiswild
Looks great. Think I saw somewhere in this thread that it may be use outdoors? If you ever do another round, try using aformosia instead. It’s a little more expensive than walnut, but my company had some success using it for exterior items as well as some of our work that gets direct sunlight 24/7. I want to say last time we purchase here in Orlando, it was around $7 a bf.
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