Cherry Bowl with Inlace

Re: Nice bowl Ron !

Brad Vietje

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Re: Cherry Bowl with Inlace

Mike Rubes, Apex, NC

>Hi Ron,

Very nice bowl. The inlay looks great, very well done. I think they are going to love it in their kitch. That's a great gift!

Thanks for the pic,

Mike

Still a balmy 17 in Apex, NC....

Sweet, really nice job!

RonZ

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Re: Cherry Bowl with Inlace

Tug Fork Bob

>Nice Bowl--bet it will look even better and better

as the cherrry darkens.

Inlace--you've added one more thing to my list of things I gotta try!!

Bob Achenbach

Re: Cherry Bowl with Inlace - today's silly questi

Roger Dunn

>Ron,

Could you give a brief primer on your techinque for applying the inlace for those of us still glad to finish a bowl in one piece?

Thanks

Roger Dunn

Re: Cherry Bowl with Inlace - today's silly questi

Ron in Drums PA

>This is the first time I tried Inlace. I remembered others saying that this stuff is very watery, they where right.

Basically I took a parting tool and cut a groove about 3/16" deep. Then applied the Inlace with a popsicle stick.

I must have looked like Lucy LaBall in that candy factory because the stuff was dripping all over the place. I remember the thought that went though my head while I was frantically working, "Oh Crap, Now What Am I Gonna Do?". Luckily, it thickened up in a few minutes and stayed in place. This would have been great to capture on tape for that new TV Show "Woodturners Funniest Moments".

Re: Cherry Bowl with Inlace - today's silly questi

Paul Porter in Phoenix, AZ

>"Oh Crap, Now What Am I Gonna Do?" Havn't we all said that a time or two!

Happy Holidays!!!

Paul

Next time, try "Thicken it"

Dominic Greco at home in Richboro, PA

>Ron,

Nice looking bowl my friend! Nice touch with the Inlace.

You wrote:

"I must have looked like Lucile Ball in that candy factory because the stuff was dripping all over the place."

I've been working with Inlace now for a couple of months. While it will drip, I've never had the problem of it running like water. I think you might be mixing it too "wet". I've also used the trick of holding a 100 watt light (as mentioned in the application directions) near the work to help hasten the drying process.

There is this stuff called "Thicken It" that is meant to be used with Inlace. It is a white powder that when added to the mixed Inlace, will make it thicker, and harden faster. You just have to be careful how much you add. A little goes a long way. I got the Inlace and the Thicken It from Turtle Feathers. Their prices are the best I've seen.

See ya around,

Dominic

Re: Next time, try "Thicken it"

Ron in Drums PA

>Thanks for the link Dom!

Dom Wrote:

I've also used the trick of holding a 100 watt light (as mentioned in the application directions) near the work to help hasten the drying process.

Reply:

Read The Directions (RTFD) - Now that is a novel idea, I'm going to do that

Re: Next time, try "Thicken it"

john Lucas

>Just keep stirring it until it starts to harden. The heat of a bulb may help but isn't necessary. Once it starts to thicken work quick.

Another trick is to get some wide blue painters masking tape. You start taping the bowl over the gap. Just about an inch. Start filling this with the inlace while it's starting to thicken. kind of like mayonase. put a little strip down and then pull the tape over this, then put some more down etc. This reduces the mess and lets you use less Inlace. By the time you've worked around the bowl it will be about as thick as peanut butter and you can spread it a little better. Merge it into the area where youstarted. Wait overnight and turn it.

For really tricky areas try letting it thicken more and build it up in layers. Mix a little, let it get thick and force it in the crack or crevice. Then mix alittle more and fill the crack some more.

Heck of a good looking bowl

Leo Van Der Loo

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Re: Next time, try "Thicken it"

Brad Vietje

>Thanks for the link, Dom, that's a nice craft site.

I haven't heard of "Thicken It" before, but if it is a very fluffy, extremely light powder, do beware. The thickening agent used to thicken epoxy, like the West System, is this extremely lightweight fluff -- and it is VERY hazardous to your health ! Don't breath it in; wear a mask or be real careful about breathing any of it. If this is the same stuff, you ought to work sorta near, but not too near the dust extractor, which could empty the entire jar in a millisecond.

Safe Spinning,

Brad Vietje

Thetford, VT

light & fluffly: That's the stuff

Dominic Greco at home in Richboro, PA

>Brad,

Thanks for the caution about the "Thicken It". It is light and fluffy. Luckily, I make it a point to be wearing a spray/vapor mask, and have plenty of ventilation when working with Inlace. The smell drives me right out of the shop!

See ya around,

Dominic