First try, Copper Inlay

nebfive · January 19, 2019, 3:56pm

First try, didn’t turn out to bad. Copper wire inlay.

Jules · January 19, 2019, 4:01pm

Just love the copper inlay effect! (Haven’t tried it yet, so it’s fun to see what everyone else is doing.)

nebfive · January 19, 2019, 4:17pm

,yes it is, I look everyday.

bkressley · January 19, 2019, 4:27pm

Wow! That looks great!

PrintToLaser · January 19, 2019, 4:27pm

Nice contrast between the metal and wood. Did you use an adhesive to secure the wire?

nebfive · January 19, 2019, 5:03pm

Mostly yes on both ends and longer mid points(super glue), made the trough slightly smaller then the wire, so it would hold itself when wire tapped in. Planning for longer pieces was my biggest mistake, maybe starting from middle out would have been better.
Inlay videos on YouTube were a help.

ChristyM · January 21, 2019, 2:23am

That looks great. So many techniques to try, so little time…

ptodd · January 21, 2019, 9:01pm

Looks really cool.

nebfive · January 21, 2019, 9:30pm

Thanks

hooksntoggles · January 23, 2019, 12:14am

This is gorgeous! What gauge did you use, if you don’t mind me asking? Is this square wire?

nebfive · January 23, 2019, 12:32am

Not flat, regular 12 gauge, took neutral out some left overs, annealed wire to soften a bit, make the cut out just a little smaller than wire to super glue and tap in. Sand off till smooth, I cheated and used a belt sander but did not let it get hot. Random Orbital to finish, stain, four coats tung oil. Good luck

martin.anderson · January 23, 2019, 12:57am

Nice! All of my inlay attempts this far have been abject failures so it’s nice to see it can in fact work (at least, for some people).