Make Inlays the Easy Way - Perfect Fit Every Time

How can you see what you're doing???

This is why i come here, you make thing`s that even a novice can follow and i am in awe in everything you do. Thank you.

Thanks for giving the exact details, it is very helpful.

This is a great trick and I'm really looking forward to using it but the 5/16" bushing has an I.D. of 1/4". How do you make a 1/4" bit work in a 1/4" hole without destroying it?

I saw this video and thought this technique would be perfect for a project I'm working on. Tried it and it didn't work. There was about 1/32" gap all around. Tried it again, same result.

To see if the math works out, I drew a couple circles on sketchup and aligned them properly. The math worked out to about 1/128, which is perfect.

Then I realized that my bushings were protruding from the bottom of my 1/4" experimental template! Made a 1/2" template and ...SUCCESS!

TEMPLATES MUST BE THICKER THAN THE BUSHING.

Freehand a router and clean up with knife and chisels

Good one! I reckon Dimond shape much better fit! cheers

Using a router on both processes put a new spin on doing a bow tie

Im sorry but when you said you were changing a bit to 51/64's I couldn't help but giggle. Imperial -really. Here in the UK we have been using metric for decades and it is way easier and accurate. Our measuring tapes still have imperial on one edge and metric on the other but NOBODY uses imperial. Back in the day the UK pound used to be imperial meaning 144 pennies to a pound. Imagine using that today. Metric is much more convenient, in my opinion. Love your video by the way.

Great project and video John!

Very great video.

Even after following John for a long time, it's still impressive the accuracy and results he achieves with an arsenal of homemade tools! Great video John 👍

I learned this many years ago and because of those years I had forgotten this trick. Thanks for the reminder John! Keep sharing

beautiful thumbnail on the video :)

dope, thanks for the video👍

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Oh so 51/64 sounds like an odd size? Try 5/16, 3/8 and the like xD imperial can just never ever make sense to me.

Great idea.

Good video.

Nice one

Best description of this procedure for my thick brain. Thank you.

Thanks dude!

Slightly better than my trial and error (and error and error and error) method

I've seen you use, what appears to be, construction adhesive instead of yellow glues in more than one video. Sometime could you please talk about why you've chosen that? Thanks for another instructive video.

I have to say, it is an honor to see you work and putt your years of knowledge on display. ( though I don't have the gutts to try some of the things that you do. Thanks for all the knowledge that you share on a regular basis.

This is so cool! Thanks for sharing the info and educating us. 👍🏼

I'm waiting for John to start making things in the kitchen again, i need a new stock pot🤣🤣. Thanks for all your time and efforts cheers👍

Brilliant, John! Thanks for the tips! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

I would be all over those screwdrivers if they had a Robertson option

Rockler sold me an inlay set with a bushing with a bushing so you could just add that second outside bushing for your second setup cutting into your project. Very easy if you have a jig to follow like you demonstrated. I appreciate you sir. Thank you for sharing your skills knowledge and experience

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If it helps anyone, diameter of second guide bush just needs to be diameter of first guide bush plus twice the diameter of the router cutter. For example 1/8 bit with a 1/2 guide bush for initial cut and 3/4 bush to cut the pocket.
Or in metric say a 6 mm bit, 12 mm guide bush then a 24mm bush works.

Thumbnail looks like standing sculptures on a desertscape!

Imperial measurements is shit mate

That's very neat work. I will have to find the metric equivalents because it works so well.

You make Easy everything 🎉👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Why do you use a construction adhesive for glue rather than standard wood glue?

Thanks for sharing those tips and the make!

Thanks, John. Good info.