Cutting Board Inlay Template

Keep the bushing tight to the template at all times.

Cutting board inlay template. Instead after drawing and cutting mortises for the resin just pour the resin and watch as it fills the voids. Handcrafted cutting boards for the kitchen. We specialize in premium quality router bits router bit sets shaper cutters carbide sawblades stacked dado blades planer jointer knives insert tooling and many more woodworking accessories. Cutting board with curved inlay step 1.

Make the inlays on the tool chest the inlays stand proud of the door face so we prepared a 3 8 x5x24 walnut blank. Beautiful shiny grain and smooth to the touch. Handmade black walnut wood cutting board with inlay. I started with an edge grain cutting board that i had already made.

Now mount the template over the defect with strips of double sided carpet tape and press the template down firmly. About infinity cutting tools infinity cutting tools is a worldwide distributor of high quality woodworking tools. When cutting out an inlay pocket with a v bit there is no flat on the bottom of the pocket and the depth the v bit will plunge is determined by the width that the cut needs to be. Resin is a wonderful inlay material.

Install the router bit that comes with the inlay kit in your router s subbase. Cutting board with turquoise inlay custom inly your brand or simple design personalized cutting board oak cutting board cheese board frankcoleart 5 out of 5 stars 12 95 00 only 2 left. When cutting out a design or an inlay pocket with an end mill the walls of the cut are vertical and the bottom of the cut is flat at a specified depth. Remove the collar from the bushing reset the bit height to 3 16 below the bushing and rout the inlays.

Having sliced your cutting board apart you may look at the two halves and think fit the strips caul caul notch cutting board inlay strips glue it back together add variety with pin stripes for a jazzy alternative try adding thin commercial veneers between each of the thicker strips. For inlays flush with the surface prepare a 3 16 thick blank clamp the template to the blank shown below. Louisiana s lin babb artisan. You can create delicate patterns without the worry of having to cut and fit matching delicate inlay pieces.

Use one of your mdf templates to draw a line on your cutting board. Wood cutting boards make perfect handmade gifts for the kitchen. All handmade cutting boards are one of a kind. Screw the template guide to the router base and press the bushing into position around the guide collar.

Since the process of cutting the mortise and the inlay key will involve plunging the bit down into the wood choose a plunge router for this technique. Draw the first curve.