Popular Post KevTN Posted July 29, 2023 Popular Post Report Posted July 29, 2023 Vectric will do monthly projects. This month was a bbq sign. Seeing bbqing is my other hobby I thought why now. First time doing epoxy inlay. Tried to blend colors together for the fire,spatula and tongs fail. Oh well. No one will see but those who come to the house. DuckSoup, Gunny, Larry Buskirk and 7 others 8 2 Quote
Cal Posted July 30, 2023 Report Posted July 30, 2023 That's super Gunny, Grandpadave52 and HARO50 3 Quote
KevTN Posted July 30, 2023 Author Report Posted July 30, 2023 10 hours ago, Cal said: That's super Thank you…I appreciate the kind word Cal, Grandpadave52 and Gunny 3 Quote
HARO50 Posted July 31, 2023 Report Posted July 31, 2023 13 hours ago, Cal said: That's super I agree! Cal, Gunny and Grandpadave52 3 Quote
KevTN Posted July 31, 2023 Author Report Posted July 31, 2023 Thanks Gunny and Haro! Cal, HARO50 and Grandpadave52 3 Quote
4DThinker Posted July 31, 2023 Report Posted July 31, 2023 You did great, Kev! One trick is you use open grain wood like oak for such projects is to carve, spray or brush on some sanding sealer. Let dry then fill with epoxy. Epoxy sets then sand the surface clean before applying finish. That usually keeps the epoxy from seeping into the grain. A reference for any future epoxy inlays you tackle. There also is a VCarve inlay trick if you want to fill VCarve cuts with another wood. Search "VCarve Iinlay" on Youtube for examples and how-to. HARO50, Grandpadave52 and Cal 3 Quote
KevTN Posted August 1, 2023 Author Report Posted August 1, 2023 Thanks 4D. I did 2 coats of spray on shellac before the epoxy. I was just sloppy and did uneven pours. money day I do want to learn how to wood inlays at some point. I appreciate your input. HARO50, Grandpadave52 and Cal 3 Quote
Grandpadave52 Posted August 1, 2023 Report Posted August 1, 2023 Looks very good to me Kevin. Now if you mess up the ribs, well that's a whole different discussion. HARO50 and Cal 2 Quote
KevTN Posted August 1, 2023 Author Report Posted August 1, 2023 12 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said: Looks very good to me Kevin. Now if you mess up the ribs, well that's a whole different discussion. Truth spoken right there! honesttjohn, Grandpadave52, HARO50 and 1 other 4 Quote
honesttjohn Posted August 16, 2023 Report Posted August 16, 2023 (edited) What kind of epoxy you use? Easy or hard to do? These are just paint. Edited August 16, 2023 by honesttjohn Grandpadave52 and Cal 2 Quote
KevTN Posted August 17, 2023 Author Report Posted August 17, 2023 When I get home tomorrow and take a pic of the 2 kind I use. One I really like one is meh. Lol the one I like is the Jess Crow Total boat can’t remember the other. I am experimenting with different colorings. Grandpadave52 and Cal 2 Quote
KevTN Posted August 17, 2023 Author Report Posted August 17, 2023 To answer your other question: the biggest thing much like painting you need to seal the wood or you’ll get a ton of bleeding. It is pretty easy keep your pours shallow. When I do painting like you do, which you did a great job on those, I do my cuts at 0.125 where as with pours I do 0.05-0.1. hope this helps. Grandpadave52, honesttjohn and Cal 1 2 Quote
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