Wire Inlay: Inspired to Make

[@LinChandler]

Hopefully everybody is now done sniping. I think this is inspiring and it has motivated me to try some things.. I also think you are very brave posting this for all of us to learn from...and evidently to get poked at for your efforts. If you used mechanized processes and it was perfect...you would merely have different snipers. I am grateful that these techniques are within my grasp so I feel comfortable making the effort. Thanks!

[@logicphile6207]

Lovely comment but all of the other ones look positive too. I don't see any poking! 👀

[@JustinShaedo]

There are only two negative comments here: the one above and mine. What a broken thing to assume people are negative and tell them off.

[@nicolagregson6054]

Those little gaps would drive me crazy

[@nicolagregson6054]

***** yes overall it was very well done. Just that one little thing let's it down.

[@onpsxmember]

+Nicola Gregson If all the parts are shaped precisely, I'd try to solder parts together before putting them in.

[@nicolagregson6054]

onpsxmember I don't think that would work as soldering is a messy job.

[@onpsxmember]

Of course you solder it outside. Soldering copper is also called hard-soldering because you need higher temperatures to do it. You can do it pretty accurate and have some sanding/polishing to do.

[@nicolagregson6054]

onpsxmember yes but on a piece like that with extremely fine lines would leave no room for error, you'd also run the risk of scorching the wood with the soldering iron, totally ruining it. I'd say it would be a better idea to ensure the wire inlays meet up perfectly before setting them.

[@shearetherford9120]

What a beautiful finished product on a complicated thing to do by hand. Very impressive, I would love to see more content like this. Thanks for making this video! Keep it up.

[@anitamaker1899]

I did my first copper wire inlay to a piece of black walnut and it came out pretty good. I do understand the gaps in the copper wire inlay. when you sand the piece of wood you have to be careful or you will sand the wire to thin in places and it will break off and there you have the gaps. I used 18 gauge copper wire that I purchased at Home Depot and I flattened the wire with a Pepe Tools rolling mill.

[@ingridsaab5413]

whay kind of pen does he use to make the groove? Also you were concerned abouy the gaps. when you have a gap you can fill it all the way with copper powder and then add super glue and sand it. The powder blends in and looks like solid copper

[@leahannwhite1111]

Thanks!👍💓

[@elsindo]

Nicely done.. While others think of CNC, you just use your hand in creating such masterpiece in art.. Great job!

[@notthestatusquo7683]

I can't imagine a kind of person who would have the patience to do fiddly work like this but not be driven crazy by the gaps. I do appriciate the video though, this might make a neat present for someone. I might have to give it a try sometime.

[@IrishSkruffles]

Beautiful! This is the type of content I want from make.

[@M3iscool]

IrishSkruffles I second this, Make:!

[@TSpike73]

IrishSkruffles That's right.

[@northseabrent]

And great bit of music as well.

[@sennabouwers1811]

If you like this kind of content just check out his channel : Inspire To Make

[@hudsonriverlee]

Very beautiful. What a level of Elegance. Idea..... make some wall sconces with this wire inlay as a circle just behind a candles flame. Several circles stacked one on top of the other or a narrow width strip running top to bottom setting behind the candle. Tea cup candles would work well because they typically burn in place. I really enjoyed this video. Very nicely done to include the music.

[@tabletopforgeuk]

Beautiful work! Clever idea thinning the wire first before sinking it in. Lovely job :)

[@jerrywhidby5259]

I had a eureka moment. I ran 12 gauge wire through my hand cranked pasta machine. I started from the largest setting, and worked my way to the smallest. It was slightly thinner than a dime once I finished. The pasta machines are around 30 to 50 dollars. Picked mine up from Goodwill for a song. Now I will be on the lookout for an electric pasta machine.

[@jerrywhidby5259]

I used solid core wire of course.

[@jerbear2271]

Thank you for this instructional - This whole process is new to me, so it was good to see this method. Thank you for the knowledge bombs! I will use this method on my next project.

[@iqlevi]

Good afternoon! It also can be used for decoration on the forend and stock hunting rifle

[@smoky5833]

Something I would love to try, gotta research the wire press. Would be a beautiful accent on my wooden boxes and I love the Celtics knot. Thanks!

[@Ackbarfangirl]

That was so cool! I wonder what would happen if you took a heat gun to the metal bits after putting it in the channels. Looks really magical anyway.

[@kenthartland8581]

1. Sand it with an orbital or face down on a stationary sanding sheet backed with flat level sheet of plexiglas or cement board. 2. Coat it with clear epoxy resin, like for a bar top, instead of Tung oil. Epoxy will leave a smooth finish, not the rough and snaggy one. I also am interested in Neil Bradley's suggestion to use a metal hammer but you'd want to experiment first to see how that works out. You want to be careful not leave elephant feet marks in the wood from the hammer. Interesting video.

[@ScooterFXRS]

While I too would have used a faster, flatter mechanical means of leveling off the inlay to the wood then finish sanding and polishing the inlay and wood. No, pure tung oil nor the manufactured "tung oil" wipe on is not going to do much for the inlay but is Not going to leave a "rough and snaggy" finish. You get that result you need to back up and redo your finish sanding. Epoxy, meh, it has it's place but over time and subjected to sunlight will yellow and turn opaque over time. Much better to use pure tung oil or even linseed oil then use a clear finish of your choice AFTER the oil has polymerized. Hammers; 90% of every guy I have come across thinks he is black smithing and beating carbon into steel. "Tippy, tap, tap" as AVE would say. This person used a urethane hammer to prevent deformation of the copper inlay and quite frankly is the wiser choice for as soft as cooper is.

[@kenthartland8581]

I know this thread is aging but I do want to say that while some resins may yellow over time, others won't. Do some research into epoxies, polyester and urethane (water and oil based) resins to get one that won't yellow. Generally, the longer the resin takes to harden, the tougher it is. Also understand it's UV resistance if that is a concern. But for this cool little wire inlay project, I doubt if yellowing or UV is a big deal. Like I said four years ago, neat project, great video and thanks for posting it.

[@leahannwhite1111]

👍💓!!

[@robinmarwick1982]

It always amazes me how people manage to find fault in anything ........yes a few gaps but so what great idea well done ......I imagine like anything else the next effort will be more precise, you've given me some great ideas thanks.......

[@wildrangeringreen]

looks good, just a few gaps here and there (wouldn't look bad from 5 feet). Don't normally use glue with wire inlay like this, but I feel your "knife" was too wide for your wire. With wire, you essentially slit the wood, and wedge the wire in. The tension from the grain trying to spring back holds the wire in and once you oil up the wood, that inlay is held in there tight. That being said, at least on this wood, the glue didn't seem to discolor it once oil was applied, so it did work well, fast setting CA glue?

[@TzufFamilyBand]

Thanks for sharing. Very beautiful and unique. I’m curious why you choose to make the routes with the hand tool instead of a small router tool on a precision base ? I’m asking because I’m curious about making inlays on our instruments and have been researching what tools people use for this.

[@LeoLaTortuga2]

That would look awesome on a skateboard for decoration! Loved it!

[@DeniseKarington]

no grinding😢

[@lisajarvis3820]

Ty ~ much appreciated ~ please don’t listen to some people on where ~ they SHOULD know better!

[@veronica5896]

Petr Brown on his Shop Time channel here made this a while ago, with a router though. For those of us who hasn't got the patient to do it by hand chiseling. Looks beautiful done both ways =)

[@laudenclear4220]

music was gorgeous. it blends well with what he is doing.

[@toms4123]

a piece of art, and so is the video

[@01Autentic]

Thank for share this, now I know...all the life se have something to learn...greetings from România!!

[@zumbagia]

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[@niallmccurdy3731]

this is looks like quite a fun project been looking something different to do for a while now thanks for posting this came across it by complete accident

[@lowrider9367]

Very nice job. I enjoyed the video & admire how all was done by hand. That being said, hand crafted items may & most likely have flaws. That's what makes them completely unique to production made items.

[@bensatterfield5278]

Rolling machine aside, does anyone know or can recommend a type of glue to use for this sort of project? I'm not sure what is being used to hold the wire in place...

[@najeyrifai293]

Low viscosity cyanoacrylate

[@LiloUkulele]

What! ...No $100,000 CNC machine, no super software? ...by hand??? Bloody Nice!!! Your little exercise is like porno for craftsman...keep up the good work, mate

[@anthonyprieto09]

you should go to his chanel this is a KZbin account that features other craftsman his chanel is inspiretomake

[@terryhalsteadgamer]

what is it please?

[@VeeDubR32]

No kidding. It seems like half the maker videos released any more use some sort of CNC machine :-(

[@LiloUkulele]

Uniform Black>>>>Your'e calling this incredible artist's work shoddy? You got to be kidding...On what basis of expertise do you hand down this judgement from on high...unless your'e able to personally produce a higher level of work, you should keep your mindless negative opinions to yourself.

[@friggetyfuck]

There is a distinct lack of attention to detail here though. I can't imagine an incredible artist making beautiful inlays a hundred years ago would use crazy glue to hold it together, and leave gaps all over the place. It's teaching bad practice.

[@Plantgarden88]

Good project, even better filming technique! Very relaxing,...need longer projects😬

[@malsoonsakit4786]

The four corners are pointed and not round, to correct that is not to cut a small piece for the top curve. Thus extending the corner wire further. I also noticed some wire gaps. How can you fill those voids?

[@dantastic6262]

That’s beautiful… I think that’s coming my way!

[@BosancusBuildDecor]

Nice technique! I make my own metal inlay using a huge wood panel and brass&aluminum bars. It took me almost 30 days to do it. Wire inlay it s quite simple but working with metal bars it can be tricky. Anyway, the final result it's outstanding.

[@jaysteezjordan1678]

I wanna know what kind of wire is that

[@ryanbarker5217]

what brought me here was the photo etching process used in modelling, which i think would make for perfect inlay material.

[@johnwalcott890]

this was incredible!! Thank you!! a lesson in many ways including patience.....

[@YourOldDog]

The End Nippers can be pointed at the good end of the wire to avoid the tapered cut, thats the reason for end nippers.

[@kylwell]

There are a number of flush cutting wire cutters available which would greatly assist ni narrowing those pesky gaps. Flush cutters have no relief on one side giving you a truely flat end to a wire.

[@MapleJacobDonut]

love it and love the music. any idea who it was?

[@The_Joker_]

The CNC machine weeps at how skilled this guy is.

[@solesearched]

So simple yet absolutely stunning!

[@josetonon5726]

Belíssima arte. Obrigado por compartilhar seus conhecimentos. Parabéns.

[@thercenthusiast3817]

Great job guys, love your channel, always helpful! Great work!

[@kwesif1]

Excellent tutorial! Can you list the tools and materials used in the project?

[@beachboardfan9544]

The gaps in some of those seems is very bothersome.

[@imdrunken]

was thinking the same thing

[@couchpotatoe244]

*seams

[@beachboardfan9544]

Bryan Chittenden 👍 good catch

[@adamfleisch]

no gaps in the one i made!

[@neilbradley9035]

Can be solved by using an actual metal hammer to hammer the wire in, This may also make the use of glue unnecessary, tapping the wire into the crevice repeatedly will make it expand to fill gaps, which in turn will create a mechanical bond. They definitely did not make this as nice as they could have.

[@hughtempleton8640]

Wow , absolutely beautiful ❤

[@AnonEeMouse]

Gaps? Thanks for showing me what to avoid. I think the final cut would be with my Dremel or some other more precise cutting tool and made a little more carefully with ice cold frozen copper. With a little more careful cutting this should work out just fine.

[@ScooterFXRS]

I kind of agree. What he used was fine, he was just being fast and loose. I also would have not cut at the arch apexes but rather made sharp bends. Fast and loose again.

[@youmorgana]

what's the name of the music? congratulations for your lovely work. Thank you for sharing it.

[@thedogisaneldritchgod491]

"Magical Adventure" by artist Star Diva

[@youmorgana]

@@thedogisaneldritchgod491 Thank you.

[@DIMITRIOS200]

Very nice work. Nice vid. Nice music. I enjoy it .Thank you.!

[@JeepTherapy]

I've been wanting to do that in some of my work! But I was going to use the pre-made flat wire. I don't have a roller thingy!! Thanks for sharing.

[@phisci0921]

Instead of using sandpaper to flush up the copper you could also use a card scraper as well

[@cartergolfer]

You make it look so simple. I am inspired by your work. Thank You WCD

[@chrisg0001]

love it, but what is the background music?

[@aditisharma8390]

which camera you are using.. nice work no dought...

[@guitarchitectural]

push/pull focus can't hide the failure to attend to details...

[@peypey_it_is]

guitarchitectural my first thought. Just went to the comments to see if anyone else noticed.

[@heylookitsn0ah]

The point of the video was to demonstrate a technique, not to make a museum art piece. Chill out

[@m3dbs]

Fantastic video. Thanks for doing this. Inspired me to try.

[@Torsan1977]

Simple and very elegant! Thumbs up!

[@MrTv360]

Beautiful work ! Will really try it out myself

[@joey_bag_a_donuts]

what if you wanted to do that same pattern but with a much longer stretch of overlay between the ends? all the templates im seeing are like what you demonstrated. what if i wanted to make that pattern stretch across a door or table?

[@MrTapella]

I have a problem when I do inlays into light coloured woods, once I get to the final sanding with fine sand paper, the metal dust stains the wood. The only way I can "clean" the wood is by sanding it down which besides ruining the leveled surface I acquired by sanding the whole piece face down on a flat surface, is impossible to do in intrincate designs without touching the metal (which would get me back to square one). Is there any way to avoid staining the wood when sanding? Or at least a way of cleaning it? I've tried several solvents and brushes but without luck.

[@icantsleepstorms]

I had the same problem with a molten metal inlay I did on curly ash. In the end, I painstakingly put printer's tape on all the wood around the metal and gently hand sanded the inlay up to 6,000 grit then polished using polishing paste. It took FOREVER.

[@cameronbartlett856]

That's so sick looking!

[@lisajarvis3820]

Book & Spine Cover Wooden Board’s made like this would be BEAUTIFUL!!

[@steffenschutt5489]

For all the other people out there wondering: The pattern is a celtic ornament. Flys away

[@_Jain_S]

Can the project be done without a rolling mill ?? And what gauge of copper wire to be used ??

[@jducharme9870]

Sanjeet Jain yes, you can buy flat wire or flatten it yourself

[@MOVIEKICKS]

Which machine did you use to flatten the wire?

[@kimmete07]

I'm doing a similar project on a wooden box, using makeshift tools .. a flat screwdriver and a normal hammer (stolen from daddy) .. for now is terrible lol What type of glue is that?

[@Kyle5K]

Awesome video!

[@ericluba6287]

I have watched this numerous of times absolutely love it

[@jasonmccabe5915]

I love it. Do you think that there is a way to do it without flattening the wire? I'm not sure what that flattening thing you had is called but I don't have one.

[@mallenshields]

you can flatten The Wire by hand with a hammer since you're going to send it flat anyway. if you don't want to flatten it just punch the groove wider

[@jasonmccabe5915]

I am going to give that a try. I just thought that an infinity symbol would look great on this box that I am currently making. Thank you

[@garrettg.1480]

I got into this a few years back and I stretched copper wire out on a board and used a file to file it flat, then I fliped the wire over and filed the other side flat and it worked really well. It took some practice to get it to work the way I wanted though.

[@mountainmanfab]

it takes a lot more time but you can also do it the old way...make the initial groove as wide as the wire and half the depth then make the bottom a bit wider then the top of the groove...little bit of a dovetail or undercut.....then use a bit more force when you hammer down on the wire...copper silver and gold are soft and will deform enough to "lock" into the groove then file and sand flat...no need for the superglue but takes longer and have to be really careful if its a softer wood

[@GrayBard1]

The tool is called a rolling mill. I don't have one either...YET!

[@alyn1b]

Question ( I am going to research it also ,myself) but how would copper inlay work on Foam for cosplay items, such as gauntlets. Just by watching your video, it looks like it would almost be the same process with some slight variations.

[@tprime2702]

Why not just make real gauntlets out of sheet metal? Check out guyton'sgauntlets videos on that. He also uses brass and copper inlays.

[@magatsu82]

genious, this looks so beautiful

[@kriskumaroo]

Very nice video. Can I use a laser to cut the groove, can I use half round silver, was was the agent you were using that looked like super glue, and what was the activating agent? Just getting into this and will be producing many products with inlay and we are trying to use a 50/50 method to accelerate the process. 50machine/50 pure hands on

[@NickyGoodWolf]

+Kris Kumaroo Hai. They were using superglue and sprayed superglue accelerator onto the work to speed the drying/curing of the glue so they could sand right away.

[@ryanbarker5217]

i reckon you could use anything to cut the grooves. note that he's not cutting any grooves, though, he's pounding grooves into the wood.

[@robertbrennan6517]

Mesmerizing,& Beautiful ! Thank You for Sharing

[@kinkfloydd]

it would be nice to find out what that machine was that they ran the copper wire thru prior to inlay?

[@brianmccord8106]

Looks awesome! Thank you!

[@hawks9142]

This would be cool for a decorative pcb for simple electronics

[@bclaus0]

Where can I buy that roller thing shown at 1:27?

[@InspireToMake]

Claus Bertels I got mine on amazon, just search for a rolling mill

[@apedreado]

Inspire To Make so... 700 to 1500 bucks later, you can flatten your wire?

[@bclaus0]

Apedreado Darkholme All other materials are relatively inexpensive. The rolling mill costs about $250 on Amazon.

[@apedreado]

Claus Bertels I think that I'll stick to an inexpensive hammer

[@M3iscool]

Apedreado Darkholme The rolling mill is to make pieces of metal thinner, very precisely, down to thousandths. I think usually it's used for jeweling applications. I don't think you're wrong, it's a tool that not many people need.

[@yahyahachlaf]

Wonderful Work ! pleaseis there anyone know the song ??

[@johnwenceslas6039]

If I already have a space to add wire, namely where two boards nearly touch, can I proceed?

[@GypsyBackwards]

I think that this is on my list of favorite make videos!

[@wyatthenson4483]

Instead of using a rolling mill, which is used to flatten the wire, it's possible to use a spaghetti maker. I used it with mine and it accomplished the same effect.

[@nomadine85]

🤯😱 that’s a great idea!

[@redtedart]

So cool!

[@Shawn_White]

it'd be great to see the finished product in full focus.

[@JohnColgan.]

Nicely done, always wondered how it was performed. Quick question... How do you stop the copper discoloration, can turn green in worst case scenario?

[@ScooterFXRS]

By applying a varnish, lacquer, or urethane finish of your choice to the wood will prevent the oxidation of the copper, on the surface. That the use of cyanoacrylate glue was used, which usually is not recommended for wire inlay, could halt or slow this process below the surface.

[@takunna7074]

not sure what i like more the inlay or the music.

[@GZod-li9oq]

What kind of woord best suites this project? I'ma newb, so this is WW101 for me. Thanks.

[@_Nisho_]

hardwoods mostly, softer woods can leave nasty dings and marks when you hammer the wire in

[@tobiash5886]

+Nicke Pietikainen after sanding hammermarks shouldnt show up as badly

[@paulysleight]

This is excellent! It's helped me understand how I can use this on some of my projects, and I'm looking forward to it. Perhaps some of the detractors who have posted critical remarks could share some of their perfect works? If not, just enjoy instead of spoiling for others...

[@asherwallace2535]

what kind of wood is that is there a type of wood you need to use for this

[@raymondojones3830]

Hi What snipper are you using? thanks

[@Emil241f]

jimmydiresta would love to see you try out this technic! I think you could something amazing and have a lot of fun with it:-)

[@keithgraham8874]

and now I know how it's done. Thanks!

[@entersandman777]

Thank you - your work is truly inspiring.

[@FALpwn]

what is the tool used to flatten the wire

[@bblakester69]

We do have plug in, mechanical type tools tools to help with that. That had to take days to sand.

[@Hellsong89]

bblakester69 It would take by hand around 10-15 minutes. With orbital sander 5 minutes. Copper is easy to sand as wood.

[@MrWams123]

I like this video style!

[@stavies7525]

Exceptional work! :)

[@abecoulter18]

what type of wood works best

[@imsgoalie1]

What did he spray the piece down with?

[@afrahandcrafts1131]

What Diameter Of Brass Sutable For This Work , Master

[@SpiderF27]

Brilliant, you just triggered a good idea for my project!

[@obscurissimus]

Yikes. Those gaps man.... Needed more love. However taking human error out of the equation this was a pretty good inlaying tutorial. It covers the basics.

[@Bnscholet911]

What kind of wood is this