nzgeordie

Those of you who saw my thread on flocking will know that my next project is a cutlery box. The cutlery is a copy of a set owned by Admiral Lord Nelson (he with the one eye and one arm and a desire to be kissed by Hardy )
To give a nautical flavour to the box I'd like to inlay either a ship's wheel or an anchor in the lid.
Question. My smallest router is a Bosch POF500A plunge with 1/4" collett. What's the best approach? A template? If so, will my router work with guide bushings? How do I go about creating a template? Jig saw? Or should I invest in a Dremmel?
Any advice gratefully received.

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I've cut it twice and it's still too short! But only at one end.

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challagan

I am looking forward to the responses on this one Geordie. I have a small Bosch colt palm router but it isn't plunging. Seems to me that a jig saw would be useful for the template and if you have a scroll saw that would be handy as well. Is a file to clean up the inside would be my guess.

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Joe Lyddon

Sounds interesting... but, before we continue, don't you think the first step is to DECIDE what the object is going to be? Til then, nothing can really be done.

We may have to resort to just a pocket knife, xacto set, what not...

bobj3

Just my 2 cents.
I think a ships wheel would look great, and just a thought maybe get one off eBay and sand/cut it in 1/2 and then inlay it into the top or use it for a pattern, or template guide.
I should pull back the word inlay and use the word recess,that's to say recess it in the top about 1/2" so you get the look of a hand carved wheel in the top with about a 1/4" cap around the edges,making the recess should be a easy job for the standard plunge router and a disk cutter/bottom bit.

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Joe Lyddon

Yeah Bob...

You could make a jig to hold it for a bandsaw, cut it half, and just plain glue the half on the box top & be done with it!

Do it right and you use the other half for another box, the other side of this one, or something.

Mike

Geordie, Normally inlay work is done with a small diameter guide bushing that has a special collar that attaches with an allen screw. Here is one brass kit from Woodcraft: http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=1391 I do not recommend the kit Rockler sells as it has a steel bushing, nut and brass collar.
I am guessing TemplateTom will know what is available in your part of the world and the best place to order from.

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template tom

Geordie :
Before we an proceed to answer your posting it will be necessary to give some details of size required for a start. A drawing or pic would be good
Tom

nzgeordie

OK Guys. I've decided on a ship's wheel. If I'm reading you right Bj, do you mean rout a circular recess and lay the wheel in that? I hadn't thought of that approach but I would like to try an inlay if it's not too ambitious for a first timer. Tom, the box lid will be approx 12" x 10" (300 x 250mm) so I figure a wheel about 3" (75mm) dia. Here's a piece of clipart of the style of the thing.

(Sorry, it won't accept the format of the image but it's a very basic eight spoked wheel.)

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Pete
I've cut it twice and it's still too short! But only at one end.

template tom

Geordie
What about a simple sketch?
Tom

Woodnut65

Hi: If the object (anchor or wheel) is on a backing of some type, you could buy a inlay kit, as long as the router will accept PC guides. Rockler, and Wood craft and others sell them. The kit contains a 3/16" bit a PC guide and lock ring and a removable ring.
along with the instructions. Bob and Rick had a show where they used the one sold by Oak-Park to inlay a ceramic tile into a box lid.
Hope this helps.. Woodnut65