Advanced V Carve Inlay Tutorial

Making awesome v carve inlays is easier than you think once you understand how they work! Follow along as I show you the steps required to create these with Carbide Create.

Don’t forget to flip your image horizontally for the inlay if it isn’t symmetrical like these stars!

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[tmikemc]

Best explanation I’ve seen. The visual aides made all the difference.

[mikedray]

Ive been running my CNC for a year now. I've been intimidated to try inlays but this video gave me all the info needed to conquer CNC inlays. Thank you!

[stuartsherman]

Thank you for demystifying the process. The visuals were a big help.

[ramzmillsap]

Watched this for the second time so I can play in the shop and get this down to a science. I appreciate the breakdown on the half cut pieces to illustrate depth.

[Mrdsmith]

I have the same machine, going on a few years and still have not mastered inlays yet. I have tried, just not so great results. I hope after I try this I have a better grasp of a good inlay. I will need to watch this probably 4 to 5 times to really wrap my head around it. Thanks for the video.

[RMG]

Chris you have been a vital resource through my recently started cnc journey. I thank you good sir

[gostler]

I did some small inlay with my XXL when I first got it just using a 1/16 bit and it was still challenging on some of the sharper corners... the way you did would have eliminated 99% of those struggles... great video, thanks for sharing and keep putting out the content- Awesome!

[josephfinley]

So glad you done this video and went so far in depth as to show the different start and max depth’s.

[stevegronsky]

Quick and easy Chris. Using the "cut away" view should help most people understand the process. I've done a few and I use .2 on the female (pocket) with a start depth of 0. For the male (insert) I use .1 as the start depth and .1 as the flat depth.

[RoadstarRider]

Great Video Chris, I've done plenty of inlays but always benefit for a refresher course.

[susieholmes]

Thank you for sharing this! I also appreciate the extra tedious steps you took to explain the depth offsets because I was lost at first!

[RonInAVan]

Nice work, I’d like to try this one day.

[jimwoodward]

Thank you for your excellent presentation on how to use advanced V carve.

[peternanden]

Thanks for taking the time to make this video.

[markb]

Hey @Chris. Great video and excellent explanation of the vcarve process within Carbide Create. The stars looked awesome. Curious about the RPM setting of 10, 000 on the 1/8" pocketing - have you found success with that speed when doing pocketing?

[cnclife]

Thanks Chris. Thanks for tutorial, will need to look at again for it all to sink in. Not used the V-carve yet in CC so nice to see it in action.

[Abdellah]

You've got a new subscriber... Well explained.

[karlriley]

Really like these video's they help a lot. I don't have a CNC yet but been practicing on the Carbide Create that I down loaded for free.

[Treacle]

Hi Chris I am brand new to CNC and I have been practicing with Cabride Create and advanced V carve and came across your video.
I really enjoyed watching it but right at the last step i think i missed something?. how did you go from gluing the 2 halves together to surfacing just the plugged stars on top of the cherry.
is this something that has to be done by chopping it in half with another tool when set?
sorry for my lack of knowledge and great video

[JANDLWOODWORKING]

Amazing !!!! wonderful Video Chris Awesome Job!!