WOODWORK TWO - MORE HAND SKILLS - INLAYING AND SHAPING
It was really nice to pass on some skills I've hardly used since my guitar making days some forty years ago. John got in touch wanting to try inlaying as a potential decoration for brilliant little boxes he makes. I'm happy to say I remember the tricks as if no time had passed at all. I used to work with ebony and mother of pearl - here we were working with reclaimed hardwood skirting board and sheet plastic from re-formed bottle tops (a legacy of working with Fiona McBain and Zero Waste Perth).
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| A great fit, well done John! The reformed plastic makes an amazing pattern |
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| Me busy making a guitar sometime in the 80's - a bit more hair then... |
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| The inlay tricks - mainly very sharp tools and patience |
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| A couple of John's brilliant boxes |
WE DID A BIT OF CARVING AND SHAPING TOO:
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| Chipping out the rough shape with super sharp gouge... |
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| ...down to finer shavings |
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| Finishing off with rasps, files and a cabinet scraper - a great tool but it has to be sharpened in a special way. |
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