If any wood turners/carvers want to up their game a bit, casting pewter inlay in wood was apparently a thing back in the day. Here's a link to a video: https://www.finewoodworking.com/2007/12/07/inlay-made-easy-metal-accents If anyone does try this, you'll need to either use the copper foil trick shown in the video or use a lot of soldering flux. Also metal + moisture = spatter. Always wear a face shield. You never know. Also, vintage pewter is just as easy to melt and use as modern pewter, and can be cheaply found. Well ventilated space, etc., etc.
Thanks. You just need a sacrificial back cap for the brass threaded insert. Please tag me if you make one and post it here to be sure I see it.
Have recently made a few custom shaving bowls and brush and bowl sets for sale. Resin in just about any color with custom engraved wooden lids. Some with Monograms and others with artistic styling.
Any interest in this one? Not finished yet and newly carved. Opinions? Just occurred to me that I didn't say this was a lid for a bowl.
Nice. But I'll never use something similar. I don't like to use my brushes on "hard" surfaces. I'd prefer the image carved in, and filled with resin. Smooth surface is nicer to me.
Maybe you can have both, a smooth surface and a lid matching carved image. With CNC and a little epoxy resin It's easy ... and fun!!
I'm expiramenting with silicone molds. Want to be able to make signature inlays. My first attempt seemed to work okay. @jtspartan what do you think?
A little better close-up. Needs more fill and possibly a top coat. Perhaps casting in a pressure pot or heat gun. Edit: I keep messing with it looking for perfection. I think it would be awesome with some pigmented fill in the signature. I've done what I can do with the materials I have on hand.
