Wire inlay tutorial (not mine)

[Kristopher Skelton]

Since we can't get Lin to write one (sorry, had to take a jab ) I figured I'd see what was already out there. And here's one that has sound theory, easy techniques and materials and would qualify for "neo-tribal" (for the others who care )

 

http://www.mickleyknives.com/html/page_22.html

Edited December 21, 2005 by Kristopher Skelton

[Redwulf]

Thanks for the link

Dave

[lwrhea]

Kristopher, I will try to do take photos of the next one and tell a little about how I do it. I have been reluctant to tell others "how to" when I'm just figuring it out myself. I have been experimenting with some chisels that I have forged from old broken screw driver shafts. You know, the ones that you use in a cordless drill. I use the 6 inch phillips a lot and every so often they break. It seems to be an air hardening steel that work well for cutting chisels. Previously, I had been making them from hacksaw blades, but the ones I made curved, seem to bend. I think its because I get them too hot while grinding them to shape. Hacksaws are probably oil hardening and you'd have to go slow and keep it real cool and it would work fine. I'll get back to you on this after a week or so. I have one drawn that'l have wire. Thanks, Lin

[Kristopher Skelton]

I was just messing with you But it'll be nice to get another perspective on something I know next to nothing about. I look forward to the pics/how-to.

[DanM]

i like a metal cutting bandsaw blade for my inlay chisels.haven't had a problem with them getting too hot while grinding the points.

 

[Ron Hicks]

i like a  metal cutting bandsaw blade for my inlay chisels.haven't had a problem with them getting too hot while grinding the points.

 

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I would like to see a close up of the chisels.

Thanks

Ron

Edited December 22, 2005 by Ron Hicks

[jdm61]

Hey Lin

Bill Moran and others suggested heat treating them. i did it with a regular old propane torch. Just get it red and quench,then temper with the torch until slightly blue. seems to work well but it goes VERY fast with such a thin piece. Jay told us that he doesn't have to heat treat the xacto blades, but i haven't ground mine yet, so i have no experience with those.

[lwrhea]

Here is a closeup of my chisels. The first shot is of a group of three of different radius's or would that be radi? I show a single cut and a half circle(or so) of each with a test scoop out of the walnut. I was checking to see if they are sharp.

 

The other two are to show the grind. I will probbaly decrease the width of the large radius to make it easier to manage. It has too much area. I think it would be easier to press into the wood if its a little narrower and just make more cuts to get there.

These are the ones where I forged out the tips and ground the rest with a 120 belt to get the outside radius and I used a dremel to clean the inside radius. I am trying to end up with a wall thickness that approximates my wire thickness. I still have the chisels made from hacksaw blades. I will try to take some more shots as I'm cutting with them and putting wire into the cuts. Its basicly the same as the tutorial already shown, but I will try to show mine, such as it is. Lin

[JCWalker]

I need to make me some of those!