I have never been able to nail down a good source of inlay materials (soapstone, etc.) for turnings. Appreciate it if anyone knows of a good source. I'd also be interested in any application tips or suggestions that you guys have discovered.
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Inlay Materials
- Thread starter Donovan Bailey
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Met this guy at Arrowmont, incredible stuff. Maybe a place to start...
http://stephenhatcher.com/index.php?n=10
http://stephenhatcher.com/index.php?n=10
I found tuckers turnings to be a good source for man made turquoise. His blend of 3 different size pieces comes with a 1 oz. package of dust. pack it in and put a few drops of thin ca glue on it. Then sand it flush and fill in any small voids with the dust.
Thanks, Clifton. Looks like this guy wrote the book on using inlays with turnings.
I saw Stephen at the last symposium held in St. Paul and I still keep the booklet handed out to attendees and use it as a reference for stone inlay.
The only thing I might add to his technique would be the undercutting method he uses for his designs can also be used on large voids prefilled with epoxy putty.
john lucas
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Www.turtlefeathers.net. they have a lot of Inlace products and other odds and ends.
I tried the minerals. Unfortunately, they are difficult to crush, had limited color choices and hard to sand. I discovered I could use ground pony beads. They come in over a hundred colors, are easy to prepare and the they turn and sand just like wood. Here is a link (http://www.aggieturner.com/preparing and using ground pony beads.pdf) to my PDF on how to prepare and install them. Incidentally, they are a lot cheaper than Inlace.
Great info, Dave. Thank you. I can't wait to give them a try.
go to Wally world stationary dept....get assorted colored chalk.....cut off slivers make dust of your choice or combo color
john lucas
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Try the colored Inlace chips sold.by turtlefeathers.net