First Inlay Attempt

[Keith Westfall]

This is my first attempt at doing an inlay. Piece of oak with a walnut inlay.

Used the Aspire V-Carve way, and was pretty happy for first go at it.

Wiped it with Natural Danish Oil.

Just a scrap test because I have a customer that wants one in a crib board. Guess that's next...

It will be walnut with a cherry inlay I think.


Hummingbird Inlay.jpg

[Bob Trower]

Nice work! That's the type of work I will attempt after I complete my CRP Pro4824.

[David Falkner]

Looks great to me! I can't wait to get my CNC and do some of this (around April timeframe).

[Mike Heidrick]

Do a search on V-inlay on the vectric forum and you can do inlays with sharp points not just rounded ones.

[Keith Westfall]

These were made with the "Vetric Way" using a 60 deg bit.

[Keith Westfall]

This was what my practice run was for. Recipient loved it, so I guess it's all OK!

10.5 by 16.5 Walnut with Maple inlay. Flower was carved with a 30 Deg Bit, painted, and then sanded off. Holes done with a .125 EM single straight flute bit.

Peg storage in the back, and finished with rattle-can lacquer.

Oval Hummingbird.jpg

[Doug Rasmussen]

New guy here, but not new to CNC'ing wood.

Here's a free program that does V-inlaying, F-engrave. http://www.scorchworks.com/Fengrave/fengrave.html

F-Engrave is not so user friendly as the Vectric products, but the price is right.

Fusion360 from Autodesk is another free program for Vcarve engraving. It's still a work in progress though.