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Tutorial: Boxelder/acrylic for Braz and Parker
« on: September 25, 2010, 10:48:17 AM »
You guys asked......

drilled boxelder blanks...




turned down to a tennon and test fit...




cut in half...




glued together with ca...



turn to shape



cut inlay groove



fit inlay



glue in inlay...



turn down and finish...






Insert the same way...










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Re: Tutorial: Boxelder/acrylic for Braz and Parker
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2010, 10:50:14 AM »
You can sure tell when I switched cameras, huh?

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Re: Tutorial: Boxelder/acrylic for Braz and Parker
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2010, 11:06:00 AM »
Hope you dont mind us copying it. I have one dyed blank that Im going to try out......... sometime. I have a little different way Im going to try the inlay but other than that your tutorial is what Im going to be going by. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Tutorial: Boxelder/acrylic for Braz and Parker
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2010, 11:15:57 AM »
David,  Thanks for sharing.  Very nice work.

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Re: Tutorial: Boxelder/acrylic for Braz and Parker
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2010, 11:39:49 AM »
Great Job! :bigup: Thanks for the tutorial! :bigup:

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Re: Tutorial: Boxelder/acrylic for Braz and Parker
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2010, 12:30:15 PM »
Great tutorial David.  I've often wondered how you handled the transitions between the box elder and the acrylic, and your method isn't what I had pictured....It is much more crafty than what I had imagined!
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Re: Tutorial: Boxelder/acrylic for Braz and Parker
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2010, 02:45:12 PM »
 :bigup: :bigup: :bigup:  We  ALL wanted to know how you were getting that done.  Great work!!

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Re: Tutorial: Boxelder/acrylic for Braz and Parker
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2010, 05:05:15 PM »
Your new nickname is the "Majic Man" or "David Copperfield" :rofl:.  I always wondered how you got that wood to fit over the acrylic :up1:.  Very nice worl, and once again thanks for sharing.

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Re: Tutorial: Boxelder/acrylic for Braz and Parker
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2010, 05:17:37 PM »
Very clever, thanks for sharing your technique! :bigup:
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Re: Tutorial: Boxelder/acrylic for Braz and Parker
« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2010, 06:09:31 PM »
Very nice  :bigup:. What wire do you use for the inlay and how do you hold it in there, CA glue? That was a great tutorial for sure. Thank you
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Re: Tutorial: Boxelder/acrylic for Braz and Parker
« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2010, 06:14:08 PM »


Great tutorial David!   :bigup:


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Re: Tutorial: Boxelder/acrylic for Braz and Parker
« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2010, 07:23:49 PM »
that was super nice of you to reveal your secret.  something most people would not have done.  what diameter are you drilling the box elder?  thanks again for a wonderful tutorial
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Re: Tutorial: Boxelder/acrylic for Braz and Parker
« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2010, 08:45:40 PM »
Very good write up and pics. :2up:..Thanks for sharing this with us.. Needs to be moved to the tut.. section :bow:

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Re: Tutorial: Boxelder/acrylic for Braz and Parker
« Reply #13 on: September 25, 2010, 11:17:14 PM »
So is boxelder that colorfull or was something done to it?
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Re: Tutorial: Boxelder/acrylic for Braz and Parker
« Reply #14 on: September 25, 2010, 11:35:49 PM »
 :eek:  INSANE!  REALLY COOL!  I've seen one of your calls in person before, and I've seen the inside to know it is acrylic all the way through, but I never put enough thought into how it was done.  You've got my mind running WILD now!

I'm thinking an antler sleeve on a wood grunter!

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