Wood Inlay With Dremel

I use a foredom rotary tool with diamond bits for grinding and refining the inlay shape after cutting.

Wood inlay with dremel.

I also use a diamond nail file for smoothing edges. The epoxy gets into them and it s very difficult to get out which is a problem if the pores are on the surface alongside the inlay. Now that the outline is cut down you can remove the center material with a chisel. Big pores like those in red oak can cause problems too.

For inlays flush with the surface prepare a 3 16 thick blank clamp the template to the blank shown below. Make the inlays on the tool chest the inlays stand proud of the door face so we prepared a 3 8 x5x24 walnut blank. I have dremel plunge router and circle cuttin. Use a saw for cutting inlay.

Ready to learn some advanced techniques. Then trace the inlay onto the wood remove the inlay and use an x acto knife to cut into the traced lines. Remove the collar from the bushing reset the bit height to 3 16 below the bushing and rout the inlays. Wood significantly softer than cured epoxy will sand more quickly than the epoxy and you might end up with the inlay proud of the surrounding surface.

I wanted a tiny and accurate router base for making inlays and stuff like that its based to dremel circle cutting guide i had one spare and it has nice height adjustment so it made things much easier. Grab your dremel and your routing bits and watch dutch designer and visual ar. Simple dremel router base for making inlays and engravings. To inlay wood cut the inlay out of a thin piece of wood and use double sided tape to attach it to the other piece of wood.

If you want to carve designs or letters into a piece of wood a dremel tool will easily cut through the material and make intricate lines.