I am thinking of doing some more inlay, and I thought I would ask what
woods people like to mix. I know maple and cherry are very good to
mix for example, as they have almost identical toughness and expansion
properties, and their colors are different enough to make some nice
patterns. What else do people commonly use?
John
On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:22:17 -0700 (PDT), julvr <[email protected]>
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>I am thinking of doing some more inlay, and I thought I would ask what
>woods people like to mix. I know maple and cherry are very good to
>mix for example, as they have almost identical toughness and expansion
>properties, and their colors are different enough to make some nice
>patterns. What else do people commonly use?
>
>John
I put walnut inlays in to ash. Nice contrast.
"Phisherman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I put walnut inlays in to ash. Nice contrast.
I had to read that one twice. The first time I read it, I felt very
uncomfortable. :^)
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"julvr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I am thinking of doing some more inlay, and I thought I would ask what
> woods people like to mix. I know maple and cherry are very good to
> mix for example, as they have almost identical toughness and expansion
> properties, and their colors are different enough to make some nice
> patterns. What else do people commonly use?
>
> John
Maple in walnut or cherry looks nice:
http://www.garagewoodworks.com/pictures/_MG_2475.jpg
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On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:39:19 -0700 (PDT), julvr <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I've never tried it, but I would be very worried about mixing say
>cedar and walnut. Because walnut is much harder, if you ever tried to
>sand the two smooth, you would end up taking off more cedar than
>walnut, and end up with a bumpy surface. I'd also worry about
>expansion and contraction cracking the wood over time. Maybe I'm just
>being paranoid...
You're being paranoid.
http://krtwood.com/images/chess/chess03.jpg
http://krtwood.com/images/cedar/IMGP3245s.jpg
Cedar and walnut go great together :) No problem sanding them
together.
-Leuf
On Mar 14, 7:48=A0pm, "Garage_Woodworks" <.@.> wrote:
> "julvr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> news:[email protected]...
>
> >I am thinking of doing some more inlay, and I thought I would ask what
> > woods people like to mix. =A0I know maple and cherry are very good to
> > mix for example, as they have almost identical toughness and expansion
> > properties, and their colors are different enough to make some nice
> > patterns. =A0What else do people commonly use?
>
> > John
>
> Maple in walnut or cherry looks nice:
>
> http://www.garagewoodworks.com/pictures/_MG_2475.jpg
>
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The consideration I use is: What do I have on the shelf? Scraps of
walnut from the last project (dark) go into light woods such as oak or
cherry. I've used cedar and fir, poplar as a light wood, just
whatever I had. I no longer live close to a store with exotic wood,
so I use the scraps I have. With limited experience, I have had no
problems with compatability of woods. Maybe I've been lucky!
Hope this helps.....
Rich
I've never tried it, but I would be very worried about mixing say
cedar and walnut. Because walnut is much harder, if you ever tried to
sand the two smooth, you would end up taking off more cedar than
walnut, and end up with a bumpy surface. I'd also worry about
expansion and contraction cracking the wood over time. Maybe I'm just
being paranoid...
"julvr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I am thinking of doing some more inlay, and I thought I would ask what
> woods people like to mix. I know maple and cherry are very good to
> mix for example, as they have almost identical toughness and expansion
> properties, and their colors are different enough to make some nice
> patterns. What else do people commonly use?
>
> John
red oak & purpleheart
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chaniarts/2172902461/
regards,
charlie
http://glassartists.org/ChaniArts