I need some help for a project for my wife, the project is a quilt hanger for her prize wining quilt that is 84"+/- wide. The hanger will be about 3" wide and out of 4/4 hard maple with one or two 1/4" through inlays running the full length of hanger much like the cutting boards featured in Fine Woodworking a year or so ago, only on a massive scale.
I'm thinking the safest and most efficient way to make the curved cut for the inlay is to make multiple passes with a spiral bit in a template bushing with a temple taped to the work piece.
I have seen several videos and articles that suggest routing a grove in the curve shape you want then band sawing down the middle of the grove and finishing the cut with a flush trim router bit. Tried that and split out several chucks as I got to different locations in curve ruining a nice piece of wood.
So here are my questions:
1) Can I reasonable make through cut in 4/4 hard maple in several passes using a spiral bit?
2) Which spiral bit should be used up, down, compression?
3) Any one tried doing curved inlay any other way?
I would greatly appreciate any help or ideas you provide.
Thanks guys
I'm thinking the safest and most efficient way to make the curved cut for the inlay is to make multiple passes with a spiral bit in a template bushing with a temple taped to the work piece.
I have seen several videos and articles that suggest routing a grove in the curve shape you want then band sawing down the middle of the grove and finishing the cut with a flush trim router bit. Tried that and split out several chucks as I got to different locations in curve ruining a nice piece of wood.
So here are my questions:
1) Can I reasonable make through cut in 4/4 hard maple in several passes using a spiral bit?
2) Which spiral bit should be used up, down, compression?
3) Any one tried doing curved inlay any other way?
I would greatly appreciate any help or ideas you provide.
Thanks guys