3D Globe on Grid

[Bob]

tonydude,
You might want to try this link: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=n ... -+Rapid%22
This is the method I used. It's extremely easy. (Just don't let your friends know how easy it really is.)
Bob

[Jim N]

Bob-
Great method!! I wondered how you did it. THANKS for sharing.
To add to it- if your project fits in your bandsaw you can "resaw" through the "gap" rather than nibble away.
Then you'll still have a chunk of wood for future projects.
Thanks again
Jim

[Bob]

Jim,
Re-sawing sounds like a plan to me. Great idea.
The method I used was to re-saw the material for the plug as close to the proper thickness as I dared, and then machined it. After the glue dried..24+ hours, I used the planer (sharp knives) with very light cuts to bring the inlay down to final size. As long as I used light passes and sharp knives and long enough drying times, there has never been a problem. Light sanding, and it was done. The longest part of the process was taking 3 or more hours to trace the tool paths over the JPEG. (Squares were easy, I just drew one and kept doubling the copies.) The Vectric program does it faster, but didn't produce the tool paths I wanted. The hardest step was waiting a long enough period for the glue to dry.
Bob

[CountryWoodCrafts]

Thanks for the JPEG CWC.
I couldn't resist trying this design as an inlay project.
I also squished it a little to fit it into a "golden rectangle".
I'll crank out a few for Christmas presents.
Bob

I have not done inlays with the shark yet . . .but that is making me have to give it a shot . . . cool

[Jim N]

I like to design "outside the box" but I would never have come up with this method.
Makes me wonder what else is out there that I never thought of- I'm sure- ALOT.
That's why this forum is GREAT. Let's keep it coming!!
Thanks
Jim