bob123 Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Hey guys, I want to start getting into inlay work. I understand the concepts, my question is inlaying smaller material. I want to use small gears instead of dots. Short of cnc machine, I don't think its feasible to inlay intricacies of a small gear. My direct question is would it look ok if I simply made a small circle inlay and used black epoxy to set the inlays? It could be nice, it could be tacky, I don't know as I can't find anything similar to what I'm asking online... thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 There are several around here that could inlay the small gears just fine........I don't happen to be one of them. What you propose could look quite nice, as long as the craftsmanship was there. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 The ubiqiutous "try it first" answer seems to apply here, although Im nervous to buy all the materials only to have it not work out haha. The gears I want to use are very small, used on watches and stuff like that, so it would be almost impossible to have them wit ha "fitted inlay" like normal stuff. Guess I gotta just dive in the pool here haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 What are you inlaying into? If it's ebony and you have the gears just route or drill the hole as accurate as possible and use plain old superglue, you will never know the difference. That will actually work on most darker woods too, even some walnut depending on how good your fit it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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