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Re: Outer Island deck inlay
By:John Monfoe
Date: 1/31/2001, 5:08 am
In Response To: Re: Outer Island deck inlay *Pic* (Ross Leidy)

: Thanks, John. Nothing quite so complicated in doing the inlay - I assembled
: the inlay in-place. After cutting the slot and using a microplane to give
: it a uniform width (up until the narrow ends), I glued the 1/8"
: boundary strips to the sides of the slot. Then I measured the new opening
: width and cut a load of diamond-shaped strips at half that width. Then I
: just glued pairs in-place (the photo is after the first few sets).
: Usually, the diamonds need a little tweaking to go around the curves, so
: each one is custom fit. You have to be careful about one side getting
: ahead of the other, so sometimes I needed to file-down a new bead on one
: piece to get it to line up properly. It's a little tedious, but it appears
: to yield a good fit. Time will tell, however, once I start fairing. I may
: open up some ugly gaps. Luckily, I should be able to fill them with
: thickened epoxy to match the dark redwood, so I'm hoping they won't be too
: noticable.

: Ross

Thanks Ross for sharing that technique. It helps me alot now when I think about inlays and how I might do them.

John

Messages In This Thread

Outer Island deck inlay *Pic*
Ross Leidy -- 1/29/2001, 9:40 am
Re: Outer Island deck inlay
pete czerpak -- 1/31/2001, 7:50 am
Re: Outer Island deck inlay
Chris Casazza -- 1/30/2001, 6:49 am
Re: Outer Island deck inlay
John Monfoe -- 1/30/2001, 4:35 am
Re: Outer Island deck inlay *Pic*
Ross Leidy -- 1/30/2001, 9:42 am
Re: Outer Island deck inlay
John Monfoe -- 1/31/2001, 5:08 am
Re: Outer Island deck inlay
Don Beale -- 1/30/2001, 1:07 pm
Re: Outer Island deck inlay
Ross Leidy -- 1/30/2001, 2:01 pm
Head expansion
Roger Nuffer -- 2/3/2001, 3:23 pm
Re: Detail work
Ben Staley -- 1/30/2001, 2:17 pm
Nice touch Ross!
Gary B. -- 1/29/2001, 9:10 pm
Re: Thanks all
Ross Leidy -- 1/29/2001, 3:37 pm
Re: Outer Island deck inlay
Spidey -- 1/29/2001, 1:16 pm
Re: Outer Island deck inlay
Bob Deutsch -- 1/29/2001, 1:37 pm
Very Cool! *NM*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/29/2001, 1:04 pm
Re: Outer Island deck inlay
Ed Walshe - Dublin -- 1/29/2001, 12:56 pm
Re: Outer Island deck inlay
Kent LeBoutillier -- 1/29/2001, 12:06 pm
Re: blue tape
Ross Leidy -- 1/29/2001, 3:27 pm
Re: Firewood
Don Beale -- 1/29/2001, 11:20 am
Re: Water Moccasin
Ben Staley -- 1/29/2001, 10:55 am
Nice
David Hanson -- 1/29/2001, 11:31 am
Re: Be careful, Ross....
Grant Goltz -- 1/29/2001, 10:17 am