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In workshops with 12-14 years old learner, we made fine silver inlays in exotic
woods. We drill holes in the diameter of the wire into the wood. With a
“cherry” in the diameter of the wire we mill the lines and with an a bit bigger
cherry we broaden the holes somewhat..
We ball up
little fine silver wire pieces to make the inlays for the round holes. A little
piece (tail) of the original wire we let stand at the ball.
We gave a a two-part adhesive into the lines and the holes. The balls we put, with
the little tail ahead, into the holes and into the lines we put the wire so,
that approximately the half diameter of the wire stand over the wood-surface.
With a hammer we drive the wire a bit into the lines and holes.
After the
adhesive was bond, we file down the wires and balls until they were on the same level as the
wood surface. Than we grind and polish the whole work piece. Because we
hammered the silver inlays into the cavities, one can see nearly no seam
between wood and silver. The silver lays seamless in the wood cavities.
If one want
to make inlays in pebbles or other stones, one can use the same technique. But
the milling tools must be diamond tools.
Edmund
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