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Re: Tools: Router woes *PIC*
By:tony olsen
Date: 1/23/2010, 3:46 pm
In Response To: Re: Tools: Router woes (Petewp)

: LOL - no way in hell can i get control like that with mine and I
: have a good hand. Is eight inch a standard size I can put on my
: Router?

: Pete

That was johns work. I have done inlays but used a small router (dremmel) with a 1/8 inch bit. I also used a small, very sharp chisel to fine tune the opening to receive the inlay.

Here's one before cleanup and varnish. redwood in red oak

a few more here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyolsen/sets/72157600222269346/

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Tools: Router woes
Petewp -- 1/23/2010, 12:20 pm
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armin -- 1/24/2010, 12:04 pm
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ettienne -- 1/23/2010, 3:13 pm
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Petewp -- 1/23/2010, 3:29 pm
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Reg Lake -- 1/23/2010, 9:31 pm
PDF of Raised and recessed inserts
Reg Lake -- 1/24/2010, 1:40 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/24/2010, 12:25 am
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dbynoe -- 1/23/2010, 6:45 pm
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Kudzu -- 1/23/2010, 12:33 pm
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Petewp -- 1/23/2010, 12:43 pm
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John Bratton -- 1/23/2010, 2:09 pm
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tony olsen -- 1/23/2010, 3:30 pm
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Petewp -- 1/23/2010, 3:31 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/24/2010, 12:22 am
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tony olsen -- 1/23/2010, 3:46 pm
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Petewp -- 1/23/2010, 3:26 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 1/23/2010, 5:40 pm