I am making some bread boards and wanted to do some inlay work. The board is solid maple and I was thinking about using Walnut and Cherry for the inlay.
I was also thinking about using Epoxy to do some inlay outlining. When I use my inlay bit, to outline the pattern, I thought it might look good just to pour some colored epoxy in the grove, rather than routing out the inside waste. With colored epoxy, this would leave a nice outline of the pattern.
Can anyone give me advise on how to do this? Is the epoxy toxic (given that it will be on a bread board)? Can you color epoxy with good results? My local Woodcraft indicated that they has coloring for epoxy, but I did not get by there today to see it.
Also, I read on the internet (google search) that the epoxy will bubble or the color will bleed into the wood. Any thoughts or experiences?
Thanks.