…first is by Bob Rozaieski https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=r_k_alH8BO8. The second is by Paul Marcel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=e9h9maJNFAc. A year or so ago I tried a few out of curiosity and they came out fine….
For inlay and stringing I use http://www.originalmarquetry.co.uk/page1.htm when not making my own. For box hardware I either use the Smart Hinge from Andrew Crawford http://smartboxmaker.com/ or Ian Hawthorne’s range http://www.jewelleryboxhardware.com/…
…freehand is a bit tricky for me – I seem to stuff it up more than I get it right. http://www.veritastools.com/Products/Page.aspx?p=144 Youtube clip here on how to use it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOOAeuTLFhQ…
…on a wheel just comes here as an one possibility. But do I see a bench grinder with soft buffing wheel loaded with chromium oxide? Here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BJ2hWPpBRd3/?taken-by=paul.a.j.sellers and here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BHmJZfShFCj/?taken-by=paul.a.j.sellers…
…hobby shop for small quantities, but it is much cheaper online. Here is one I have used, but there are dozens of co petting products. https://www.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=DTXR1215&P=FR&gclid=CjwKCAjwq_vWBRACEiwAEReprB673v__zQehn1QgyBThgg9z4qH5VDXt2TgYiNxs7TnmsMs8lzvcQhoC2QQQAvD_BwE Servo tapes The second…
…softer woods. All the way down to your smoother, set to take less than a thou per pass. A Paul Sellers-style, converted #4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN5QSTaVzRQ) is more of what I’d call…
I found this video on http://www.wood-database.com/ that helps explain what is going on with all rosewoods. http://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/rosewoods-bubinga-really-banned-cites/…
…sets are available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Irwin-Tools-43697-Braced-Centre/dp/B001HWQKFE/ref=pd_sim_469_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=YG60HJAJVMTZWYDTV8Z0 Keep in mind many augur bits such as you find at the home centers are intended for use with power tools, not braces. I…
…see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yebe1S9WDZA They can go in back to hide them, or in front to emphasize them, and Simon James details the correct method to make them here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-PHg7xR5H0…
Frank, FYI: http://www.madehow.com/Volume-6/Steel-Wool.html Unless otherwise specified, hardware store steel wool is coated with a process oil. Here’s the “otherwise specified”: http://www.amazon.com/Briwax-Steel-Wool-Grade-0000/dp/B009UY8UIQ I’ve not had a problem with the oiled stuff…