How to inlay wire?? - BladeForums.com
2006年1月10日 · Bill Moran taught me how to do it. The wood needs to be fine grain,not too hard, and not brittle.Ebony is not an easy one to start on.Curly maple is a good starter wood.The wire is called jewelers wire,and is a flat strip about 24 gage and 2mm wide (get half-hard temper).You make a tool (or a set of them) from old hack saw blades.They look like small engraving tools.The blade is ground to the ...
gold inlay in wood - BladeForums.com
2000年6月6日 · The core would be exposed in the sanding. Also, trying to cut out a tight fitting box channel and inlay square wire in wood would require superb skill. An alternative to gold would be brass, but I would either use gold or silver wire. BTW, I use gold wire for the "berries" in my inlay work, and silver for the vines most of the time.
My first Wire inlay attempt - BladeForums.com
2006年6月11日 · I have been for a long time wanting to try my hand at inlaying wire into knife handles so i made an inlay tool at work today and when got home gave it a shot. I used a copper wire of sorts. it was a supper ling curl that came off a part i made on the lath and i kept it. i hammered it flat and...
Silver Wire Inlays - BladeForums.com
2005年8月12日 · Curly maple is a good starter wood. The wire is called jewelers wire, and is a flat strip about 24 gage and 2mm wide (get half-hard temper).You make a tool (or a set of them) from old hack saw blades. They look like small engraving tools. The blade is ground to the thickness of the wire, and about 3mm long ( to make a cut 3mm deep).
Wire Inlay Tools? - BladeForums.com
2007年7月3日 · You make them from old hacksaw blades.Joe Keesler sells a kit with tools,wire,and instructions.The tools are pushed into the wood to separate the grain and make a slit that the wire (actually a flat ribbon ) is tapped into. IIRC,Bill Moran covered making the tools and doing the inlay in his "Handles" video pretty well. Stacy
Silver Wire Inlay WIP - BladeForums.com
2003年7月27日 · Now, I saturate the handle material with water so as to swell up the crushed wood grain and make it fill in the voids and "grab" the silver wire to hold it in place. Prior to putting the wire in, it is drawn through 220 sand paper to put lengthwise scratches in the sides to help hold it in when the wood is swelled.
What ways can a knifemaker incorporate silver - BladeForums.com
2003年7月27日 · 7) Make a lattice pattern of your choice using silver square wire ( triangle shapes are best) and inlay the pattern with crushed turquoise, or fitted pieces of MOP. For the max effect in this you can inlay opal or gold quartz in a California Bowie handle. A gold framed inlay of gold quartz can add thousands to the value of a small damascus bowie.
Will this wire work for inlay? - BladeForums.com
2008年8月1日 · The link is for 20 gauge square wire, which won't work for inlay. You want ribbon wire (flat wire). Normally, you get wire about 2-4 times as wide as thick. 24 gauge (.5mm) by 2mm works well. For thicker lines, us 22 gauge by 2mm. Here are two threads where I gave some info on doing inlay. I have a tutorial I wrote somewhere.
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2007年1月10日 · Joe Keeslar ( the article) sells an inlay kit with everything you need. The tools, instructions, and wire. It costs $60.
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2004年11月8日 · Ive read it before but cant remember where. I want to do some gold wire inlays in some curley maple. What guage, what karat, where to get it and what kind of glue does it need to hold it in? I have sterling wire but never used it. It is actually ribbon instead of round wire. I …