COPPER INLAY WOODWORKING

This project was fairly time consuming, but turned out great and I ended up giving the plaque to my mom for Christmas. I used some 14-2 wire and a stock of 1/2 inch pine from Menards, some Elmer's wood glue, some LocTite super glue, some Minwax stain and polyurethane.

The image came from Google's search engine where I typed in "lotus flower"

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[brettaylor]

Thank you for the video. I've seen many tutorials on this and you are the first one to use dust and glue to fill the gaps. It gives much better results. I did read an abalone inlay tutorial by a ridiculously talented young lady and she said press as much dry dust into the gaps as you can then drop super glue onto the dry dust. She said be careful not to put on too much or it will wash away the dust.

[robertmeadows]

Nice job, buddy.
Doing things like this keeps us from killing ourselves.

[emtekproducts]

Simple technique. Thanks for posting.

[haroldthomasgirard]

Thanks for the tutorial, pay no heed to the negative responses. Inspired me to give it a try.

[Investing]

yes looks very nice. Im not piling on here but a crosscut sled is desperately needed. Never cross cut wood on a table saw using a fence. (2:13 mark.) Ive got a broken nuckle to show for it. But other than that, a nice vid.

[DylansDIYWorkshop]

Sweet video! I should try to use a softer wood like what you used. maple and walnut arent as forgiving when youre trying to pound something into them. Props to you! Thanks for the shoutout!

[JolienBrebels]

Beautiful! I also liked it without the stain!
I should try an inlay some day! But it seems so hard to control the dremel/router

[wadopotato]

Love that his hands are as fucked up as mine.

[EmilyBlaine-jo]

hey Adam could you forward me a link to the copper wire you used?

[RemixKingzMusic]

Amazing work. Where do you get your copper?

[A_Slice_of_peace]

Really beautiful! Can I ask how long something like this takes to make?

[stonelakemorgans]

It is easier to shape and cut copper wire before you do any flattening with the hammer, as any pounding/flattening heats up the copper and makes it harder. This is related to some kind of reaction to the heat. Interesting video :)

[TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Staining over the metal doesn't dull the shine? Do you think Red Oak would work for wood?

[dogpobo]

Thanks for the vid. A nicer peace of wood like oak poplar or walnut would make it really pop.

[DonaldMelton]

Great job on that but friend, you really should have used some pre stain treatment on that to keep the stain even and not so blotchy

[kontos]

What is the purpose of the glue and sawdust?

[gunmath]

do I have to use a picture from the internet or can i be creative? ;)

[johnhayes]

I watched inlay work. You don't need any glue systems at all if cuts are tight

[jkinlays]

I use a slightly different approach. You should head over to my channel to see how I accomplish wire inlays.

[stevedarnell]

I hate when some body makes a video, but don’t say a word. All they do is play some music that is totally irritating to listen to.