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  1. merrill77

    woodworking on David Letterman

    Here is an clip from the David Letterman Show that features an actor / woodworker who was pictured on the cover of FWW #222. Mr Letterman seems reasonably impressed by the work and show a couple of really nice pieces, including a cedar strip canoe.
  2. Finished Inlay

    Finished Inlay

    The finished product
  3. Scraping to finish leveling Inlay

    Scraping to finish leveling Inlay

    Cabinet scraper used to smooth the final surface.
  4. Inlay ready for Scraping

    Inlay ready for Scraping

    Ready to remove pattern and an uneveness from inlay. Cabinet scraper is ideal for this step.
  5. Caul Clamped to set Inlay in Place

    Caul Clamped to set Inlay in Place

    A heavy C Clamp is used to press inlay into work piece and force excess glue out.
  6. Final Gluing

    Final Gluing

    Inlay is set into main work piece.
  7. Final Gluing

    Final Gluing

    Inlay piece and work piece receive a generous coating of Titebond I.
  8. Tail Area Routed out

    Tail Area Routed out

    The tail inlay area is routed out with a 1/16" bit by hand. Bit depth is set to just under the material thickness.
  9. Defining the tail cutout area

    Defining the tail cutout area

    A sharp Exacto knife is used to define the tail inlay area in main work piece.
  10. David's Inlay ''in the rough''

    David's Inlay ''in the rough''

    With all of the inlay pieces cut and shaded, it is placed in depression in preparation for tail cut outside the template area.
  11. David assists Jerry

    David assists Jerry

    Inlay piece is clamped into field piece during glue up
  12. Student Carl Caudle at the Scrollsaw

    Student Carl Caudle at the Scrollsaw

  13. A student piece

    A student piece

  14. Cutting second Inlay

    Cutting second Inlay

    David positioned nice quilted maple through a new window and proceeds to cut it out.
  15. Master and Student

    Master and Student

  16. Hot Sand Shading

    Hot Sand Shading

    David dips piece into very hot sand to darken an edge of a piece.
  17. Cut on the line!

    Cut on the line!

    Cut proceeds along pattern line (small window waste can be seen within final field).
  18. First Inlay Material

    First Inlay Material

    After window cut and piece positioned for best grain, cut is made starting at left end and piece rotated clockwise around cutout.
  19. Start with a Window

    Start with a Window

    A window is cut in disk inside final cutline for first inlay to allow one to see the grain of inlay material through window. Blade set to 6° and cut starts on left side.
  20. Pattern glued to Main Inlay

    Pattern glued to Main Inlay

    David chose a fish for subject -- tail will be inlaid to main workpiece last.

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