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Old 07-26-2012, 07:04 PM
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Default Re: Incrustation(inlay) "line" metal in wood

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Originally Posted by chickenscratcher View Post
Do you use fine silver that is very soft and I thick hard to drive into the wood or sterling silver or nickle silver ? Also I was woundering if a deep scratch cut into the metal along its length with an a graver or knife would add to its holding power after the wood expands against it. .....chickenscratcher
Like everything else, there are many ways to accomplish the same thing. It's not really wire, it's flat ribbon. It can be brass, german silver, or silver. Pulling the ribbon over the edge of a file will provide the "tooth" required to hold it in the wood. You don't want to cut the wood, you want to compress and spread it. You first incise your line. Tools to spread the incision are often made from hacksaw blades. They can be bent to various shapes for going around curves and also cut to limit depth. They have a slight taper to compress the wood fibers as they are driven in. Once your wire is in place, the wood is wetted which causes the compressed fibers to swell and lock the wire via the "tooth" you made with the file.
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