After seeing the Trotec video about using aluminum tape and veneer for inlays last summer (covered here), I thought of trying it with a pumpkin pin design I was fiddling with. I finally got back to it a year later.
These are padauk with walnut veneer for the inlaid ribs, and white oak for the stems.
I made a 2.5-minute process video:
More photos and notes with my blog post:
Nice looking pumpkin!!
Very cool. I too saw the original video and the ability to do seemingly impossible complicated designs was a real draw. Glad to see someone else do it successfully, especially in something so small!
Nice
Such great info and great work. Thank you.
Watching the two sides go together was so satisfying.
Thanks for sharing.
That turned out great! I really appreciate your video showing your step-by-step instructions.
What a wonderful thing to share; I just love your work.
Nicely done! I love everything pumpkin.
I love the video! Great piece! Mahalo for sharing pumpkin!
That turned out so neat!
Came out great! I’ve been meaning to try that process for years but still haven’t done it.
I swear I can see the plumpness of that pumpkin. A real “fool the eye” look (can’t spell the french).
Nice work and great video. A good technique to know!
I enjoyed the video. I think that I could even do it. 
I bet you can!
