So I can ignore all the jerks making fun of me for having 9.5 fingers? My wood worker graduation sacrifice was to a wood joinder, thankfully (maybe) it was a helical head.
EXCELLENT video!!!!!!!!!!!! I just bought the same bushing and was unsure of how to use it. Now I will move forward with confidence. As a retired educator I can confidently say you are a master teacher....
I've been woodworking since high school. Today I am 70 years old. I have to admit this made my head hot for a second. Finally I realized when cutting the template the waste material is on the outside of the desired letter width and when you're hogging out the void where the inlay goes the you're cutting inside the line of the target space. GOT IT! LOL
Same here, the simplicity of this escaped me for a long time. Here is another video you might want to look at th-cam.com/video/xZZu7yN9HWI/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching
Thank you for the comment. It took me a while to get comfortable with which side of the bit I was saving and which side was waste etc. etc. Thanks again for watching.
Thanks, I had plenty of mishaps in the early days of using this thing until it dawned on me that it is simply moving a 1/8 inch bit over by 1/8 of an inch and then it all became clear to me. Glad I could help
Thanks for the insight for making inlays with this tool. You did a very good job at explaining how to get results. I have to add, the initial pattern and the final recess/inlay will differ so slightly at the corners. Any sharp corners in the pattern will be rounded by the radius of the cutter; 1/'8" diameter cutter leaves a 1/16" radius in/on the corner. Not a problem when you cut both the recess in the workpiece and the inlay material with the template made from your pattern (step 1). If you need sharp corners then you need to take extra steps to leave material in the recess corners, and on the matching inlay corners. You can trim the extra material with a razor knife to create sharp corners in the recess and on the inlay material. I have to say again, this is a great video describing how to use this tool to make beautiful wood inlays in your projects. Thanks for making it and I hope to see more...
Thank you for the kind words. I made plenty of mistakes when I first tried doing inlays but this little tool, once mastered, is really cool to use. Thanks again for watching and commenting.
Thank you for the comment. Here is another start to finish video. How to use the Whiteside Inlay Router Kit Step by Step Revisited th-cam.com/video/xZZu7yN9HWI/w-d-xo.html
Thanks If you’re interested here is a more recent video. How to use the Whiteside Inlay Router Kit Step by Step Revisited th-cam.com/video/xZZu7yN9HWI/w-d-xo.html
I'm relatively new to woodworking and wondered how they did these inlays. It looks like something you'd need years of experience for. I had no clue it was that easy! Thank you very much for the detailed explanation. You definitely earned a sub for this.
Thank you for the comment. I always wondered the same thing The only issue is tight inside corners or sharp 90 degree inside corners. The bit will leave a 1/16” radius that you have to carefully chop with a chisel. Thanks again for watching.
This is a fantastic video. Thank you for the very well thought out description and the demonstration. I'm not yet what I'd consider a novice, and it makes sense for the first time.
Thank you for the comment and thank you for watching. Here is another video using the same router kit if you’re interested. How to use the Whiteside Inlay Router Kit Step by Step Revisited th-cam.com/video/xZZu7yN9HWI/w-d-xo.html
This really is excellent. I kinda sorta understood this, but only recently have bought the bushing and bit kit from Infinity, along with two patterns and now I fully understand the “why” of making it work.
Appreciate your video instruction very much. Because of your generous effort, even I now understand this process. Thanks. I admire that box and wonder how it opens. I would like to see a video of it's build. What do you think about making one?
Thank you for the comment, here is a box that is similarly hinged, does not use spine joints, but instead box/finger joint Hinged Double Deck Jewel Box with Dished Compartments th-cam.com/video/uRGon1OMUr8/w-d-xo.html
So, if I understand your instructions correctly, the walnut letter L you used for the insert is exactly the same size as the MDF letter you used to make the template. Am I correct in this interpretation? By the way, thank you very much for a very clear and concise explanation as a venture into a new horizon for my woodworking.
Thank you so much for your reply. I just received my inlay kit and wanted to start some easy inlays using some wood shapes from Walmart. I will use them to make my template, then route out my workpiece and use the Walmart shape as my inlay. What speed do you recommend for the 1/8 spiral bit? I have seen comments where the bit broke or had excessive smoking.
Thank you very much for your interesting video. I'd want to know how do you follow the template's shape as it is no way to see the router bit path. Thanks for your answer
Great video, thanks. I’m having trouble making the templates for some letters such as A, R and H because the cross member is those letters needs some kind of support in the template but that will interfere with both the inlay and the negative. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Good question, I really don’t have a solution. The letter A that I did because of the triangle left in the middle was straight sided. I was able to guide the router with straight pieces of wood as fences. I don’t have a solution for a B or an R or a P etc.
My oh my. I've been scracthing my head for days trying to figure out how I'm going to create a perfect plug to fit a large cavity in a guitar I made. I had no idea these kits existed. My issue is I need the reverse of what you're doing - starting with a female cavity and then creating a template to create a male plug. I'm not sure I can use a bushing to do this, but I might be able to use a router bit with different sized rabbet bearings to do the inverse. Fingers crossed!
I haven't given this a lot of thought but it seems like if you could get a 7/32" bearing guided rabbet bit (good luck with that) you could re-create your cavity in a template large enough to use the inlay bit to cut your plug. There has got to be an easier way but it's not coming to me. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.
I've watched this video a couple times and just picked up the same bushing and spiral bit I'm going to have to play around with some scrap. Still somewhat confused that the hollowed out area is so much smaller worried the inlay will not fit does it need a little extra sanding or finessing
The play around idea is a good one. They do fit, almost no finessing. Once the template is made all the bushing is doing is moving the 1/8" bit 1/8" form outside of the letter to inside of the cut out. Thanks for watching.
So, Basically, you use the Letter to make a Template that is 1/8" larger all around, and then the larger bushing to cut the letter the smaller dimension of the letter you made the template from. Correct?
Thanks for the note. It is really best to draw this out due to the diameter's of the small and large bushing and of the bit. They are: Bit size = 1/8"; small bushing = 5/16"; large bushing 9/16". So when you are making the template with the small bushing, it ends up being 7/32" bigger all around than the pattern. Then, keeping the small bushing you cut out your insert piece, and finally with the large bushing the recess in your main work piece. Sorry about this, best to try it out on scrap until it makes sense. Thanks again for the note and thanks for watching.
Will this work for any pattern? Like a maple leaf? Thanks for taking the time to make this video. It’s exactly what I’m looking for. Been trying to find a good maple leaf pattern.
Thanks for the comment. you are limited to tight inside corners. the bushing will only push so far in. You would probably have to carefully chisel any sharp points. Also the bit is 1/8" so all inside corners have tiny 1/16" radius. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the comment. Go to Amazon and search for router base plate or bushing guide set and you’ll see images. My small router had the proper diameter center for the bushing set. my plunge router I made my own base to fit the bushings.
I noticed in the photos of the inlays that there are gaps all around the letters just like I saw happen on another video by someone else using the same kit. For me, that kit isn't impressing me enough to go want to buy it.
Dumb question. Do these bushing kits work with any router? I have a small cordless Makita Trim Router XTR01Z and would like to use it to make an offset ledge for an inset cover plate for the control cavity on my bass guitar. I'm not sure what I need for my trim bushing kit.
I think the standard size router base cut out to accept these is 1-1/8” opening with a 1-3/8” collar. I suggest you bring your router base with you and try the fit.
Dude you literally made this whole video and, animated things, and just... Decided to not actually show you cutting the piece out? Also, the music at the front was obnoxious and loud while you were talking.
Can't watch this video due to the irish jig music, it is very distracting! Can't read the transcript and watch the video at the same time either. This may have been an excellent video but for the music. I mostly only subscribe to videos with no music.
While already understanding the concept and process, seeing the pencil line and cuts in the wood really shows it. Great explanation!
Thanks Being a visual learner and getting it wrong in a few early attempts I thought this would be helpful. Thanks for watching
Never take advice from a woodworker with 10 fingers lol thank you for explaining this so simply and getting every point across. Beautiful box!
Ouch. Thanks for watching.
So I can ignore all the jerks making fun of me for having 9.5 fingers? My wood worker graduation sacrifice was to a wood joinder, thankfully (maybe) it was a helical head.
EXCELLENT video!!!!!!!!!!!! I just bought the same bushing and was unsure of how to use it. Now I will move forward with confidence. As a retired educator I can confidently say you are a master teacher....
Thank you for the very kind words. Hope you enjoy this little inlay kit. Thank you for watching.
I've been woodworking since high school. Today I am 70 years old. I have to admit this made my head hot for a second. Finally I realized when cutting the template the waste material is on the outside of the desired letter width and when you're hogging out the void where the inlay goes the you're cutting inside the line of the target space. GOT IT! LOL
Same here, the simplicity of this escaped me for a long time.
Here is another video you might want to look at
th-cam.com/video/xZZu7yN9HWI/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for watching
Explained in perfect detail. Thank you!
Thank you for the comment. It took me a while to get comfortable with which side of the bit I was saving and which side was waste etc. etc. Thanks again for watching.
The BEST explanation of this kit use!!! Thanks
Thanks, I had plenty of mishaps in the early days of using this thing until it dawned on me that it is simply moving a 1/8 inch bit over by 1/8 of an inch and then it all became clear to me. Glad I could help
This video needs more views. I’ve been watching inlay videos all night and this by far is the best
Thank you for the comment and the kind words. Thanks for watching
Thanks for the insight for making inlays with this tool. You did a very good job at explaining how to get results.
I have to add, the initial pattern and the final recess/inlay will differ so slightly at the corners.
Any sharp corners in the pattern will be rounded by the radius of the cutter; 1/'8" diameter cutter leaves a 1/16" radius in/on the corner.
Not a problem when you cut both the recess in the workpiece and the inlay material with the template made from your pattern (step 1).
If you need sharp corners then you need to take extra steps to leave material in the recess corners, and on the matching inlay corners.
You can trim the extra material with a razor knife to create sharp corners in the recess and on the inlay material.
I have to say again, this is a great video describing how to use this tool to make beautiful wood inlays in your projects.
Thanks for making it and I hope to see more...
Thank you for the kind words. I made plenty of mistakes when I first tried doing inlays but this little tool, once mastered, is really cool to use. Thanks again for watching and commenting.
Holy moly, what a presentation. I could have watched 10 videos and still been unsure of the process but you really seem to nail it here.. Thank you!!
Thank you for the comment. Here is another start to finish video. How to use the Whiteside Inlay Router Kit Step by Step Revisited
th-cam.com/video/xZZu7yN9HWI/w-d-xo.html
Your clear and vivid explanation shows how thoroughly you understand this concept. Other videos here don't even come close - thank you🙏
Thanks
If you’re interested here is a more recent video.
How to use the Whiteside Inlay Router Kit Step by Step Revisited
th-cam.com/video/xZZu7yN9HWI/w-d-xo.html
I'm relatively new to woodworking and wondered how they did these inlays. It looks like something you'd need years of experience for. I had no clue it was that easy! Thank you very much for the detailed explanation. You definitely earned a sub for this.
Thank you for the comment. I always wondered the same thing The only issue is tight inside corners or sharp 90 degree inside corners. The bit will leave a 1/16” radius that you have to carefully chop with a chisel. Thanks again for watching.
Finally!!!! Someone explained offsets so I could understand !! You’re an excellent teacher. Thanks for the video. A+
You’re very kind. Thank you for the comment and thanks for watching.
Thanks for the extended explanation - coming at it several ways, including the demo cuts and micrometer made it much clearer.
Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching
A real eyeopener on how to use bushings to the max. Thank you.
Thank you. For the comment and thanks for watching
Best explanation I’ve seen explaining this set!
Many thanks!
Glad I could help, thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.
This is a fantastic video. Thank you for the very well thought out description and the demonstration. I'm not yet what I'd consider a novice, and it makes sense for the first time.
Here is another that might be helpful
th-cam.com/video/xZZu7yN9HWI/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the comment
Excellent, thorough explanation!
Thank you for the comment. Glad I was able to be helpful. Thank you for watching.
Great explanation! This concept, for whatever reason, is difficult to get one’s mind around. Thanks!
Thanks. Btw I just did another short on that inlay kit.
Well, that was the absolute best instruction I’ve heard!! Thank you so much.
Thank you for the comment and thank you for watching. Here is another video using the same router kit if you’re interested.
How to use the Whiteside Inlay Router Kit Step by Step Revisited
th-cam.com/video/xZZu7yN9HWI/w-d-xo.html
This really is excellent. I kinda sorta understood this, but only recently have bought the bushing and bit kit from Infinity, along with two patterns and now I fully understand the “why” of making it work.
Glad I could help. Thanks for watching
Fantastic lesson of the inlay process! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.
Thank you for the comment.
th-cam.com/video/xZZu7yN9HWI/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
Here is another on the topic. FYI
Excellent and thorough presentation - thank You.
You’re welcome thank you for the nice comments
Excellent how-to!!
Thank you for the comment, here is another video you might enjoy on this same subject.
th-cam.com/video/xZZu7yN9HWI/w-d-xo.html
Thanks again
Very good explanation on how to make an inlay. Thanks.
Thank you for the kind comment. I’m glad the video was helpful. Thank you for watching.
What a freaking video. Awesome work
Thank you for the comment and thanks for watching
That was great, I had some trial and error cause I used too thick of material but all good now and I ordered an upcut spiral bit. Thanks for posting.
You’re welcome. Thanks for the comment.
Thank you for a very well explained inlay video.
Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching
Appreciate your video instruction very much. Because of your generous effort, even I now understand this process. Thanks. I admire that box and wonder how it opens. I would like to see a video of it's build. What do you think about making one?
Thank you for the comment, here is a box that is similarly hinged, does not use spine joints, but instead box/finger joint
Hinged Double Deck Jewel Box with Dished Compartments
th-cam.com/video/uRGon1OMUr8/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for watching, I will probably do another box as my next grandchild gets a little older, thanks again.
Well done! As a newbie, your video was very informative.
Thank you very much for the nice words. Glad it helped
Love the Bluegrass
Thanks.
Thank you for watching
Thank you for a very good and informative video!!
Thank you for the comment. And thanks for watching.
Great explanation. Btw I have that same router I bought ~30 yrs ago
It’s been a great tool. 30 years sounds about right . Thanks for the comment.
Great Video!! Thank you I have never done an Inlay and this explains it so well! 👍👍
Thank you for the nice comment. Once I got the principle down the inlays came easier. Thanks for watching.
Superb explanation... New sub earned and fully appreciated.
Thank you for the nice words and thank you for watching.
Very well done thank you.
Thanks
About to start another inlaid box myself
Thank you for watching
Very timely video, thanks.
Thanks for the kind words and thank for
Thank you for watching
So, if I understand your instructions correctly, the walnut letter L you used for the insert is exactly the same size as the MDF letter you used to make the template. Am I correct in this interpretation? By the way, thank you very much for a very clear and concise explanation as a venture into a new horizon for my woodworking.
Thank you for the comment, glad I could help. Yes the walnut ladder ended up being the exact duplicate of the pattern letter I bought at the store.
Thank you so much for your reply. I just received my inlay kit and wanted to start some easy inlays using some wood shapes from Walmart. I will use them to make my template, then route out my workpiece and use the Walmart shape as my inlay. What speed do you recommend for the 1/8 spiral bit? I have seen comments where the bit broke or had excessive smoking.
My doggy old router only has one speed
Just move slow. You can feel the resistance
Great video
Thank you for the comment and thanks for watching
Great video!
Thanks for the comment and for watching
Thank you very much for your interesting video. I'd want to know how do you follow the template's shape as it is no way to see the router bit path. Thanks for your answer
Thank you for the comment and thanks for watching glad it was helpful
Awesome video.
Thank you for the comment and thanks for watching. I hope it was helpful to you. Thanks again.
Great video, thanks. I’m having trouble making the templates for some letters such as A, R and H because the cross member is those letters needs some kind of support in the template but that will interfere with both the inlay and the negative. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Good question, I really don’t have a solution. The letter A that I did because of the triangle left in the middle was straight sided. I was able to guide the router with straight pieces of wood as fences. I don’t have a solution for a B or an R or a P etc.
My oh my. I've been scracthing my head for days trying to figure out how I'm going to create a perfect plug to fit a large cavity in a guitar I made. I had no idea these kits existed.
My issue is I need the reverse of what you're doing - starting with a female cavity and then creating a template to create a male plug.
I'm not sure I can use a bushing to do this, but I might be able to use a router bit with different sized rabbet bearings to do the inverse. Fingers crossed!
I haven't given this a lot of thought but it seems like if you could get a 7/32" bearing guided rabbet bit (good luck with that) you could re-create your cavity in a template large enough to use the inlay bit to cut your plug. There has got to be an easier way but it's not coming to me.
Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.
I've watched this video a couple times and just picked up the same bushing and spiral bit I'm going to have to play around with some scrap. Still somewhat confused that the hollowed out area is so much smaller worried the inlay will not fit does it need a little extra sanding or finessing
The play around idea is a good one. They do fit, almost no finessing. Once the template is made all the bushing is doing is moving the 1/8" bit 1/8" form outside of the letter to inside of the cut out. Thanks for watching.
So, Basically, you use the Letter to make a Template that is 1/8" larger all around, and then the larger bushing to cut the letter the smaller dimension of the letter you made the template from. Correct?
Thanks for the note. It is really best to draw this out due to the diameter's of the small and large bushing and of the bit.
They are: Bit size = 1/8"; small bushing = 5/16"; large bushing 9/16". So when you are making the template with the small bushing, it ends up being 7/32" bigger all around than the pattern. Then, keeping the small bushing you cut out your insert piece, and finally with the large bushing the recess in your main work piece. Sorry about this, best to try it out on scrap until it makes sense. Thanks again for the note and thanks for watching.
Will this work for any pattern? Like a maple leaf? Thanks for taking the time to make this video. It’s exactly what I’m looking for. Been trying to find a good maple leaf pattern.
Thanks for the comment. you are limited to tight inside corners. the bushing will only push so far in. You would probably have to carefully chisel any sharp points. Also the bit is 1/8" so all inside corners have tiny 1/16" radius. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
Do you have a link to this specific inlay kit?
Whiteside 9500 Brass Inlay Kit amzn.to/3Ezst9D
This should be it.
Thanks
@@makingthings1463 Thank you for the prompt response and the link. I appreciate it your work and video.
I don’t understand how the brass bushing attaches to the router?
Thanks for the comment. Go to Amazon and search for router base plate or bushing guide set and you’ll see images. My small router had the proper diameter center for the bushing set. my plunge router I made my own base to fit the bushings.
I noticed in the photos of the inlays that there are gaps all around the letters just like I saw happen on another video by someone else using the same kit. For me, that kit isn't impressing me enough to go want to buy it.
Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching
hi what router do you use i have a lumber jack pr 14 but cant see how it fits
The one in video is an old black and decker the base was cut to fit standard router guides.
Dumb question. Do these bushing kits work with any router? I have a small cordless Makita Trim Router XTR01Z and would like to use it to make an offset ledge for an inset cover plate for the control cavity on my bass guitar. I'm not sure what I need for my trim bushing kit.
I think the standard size router base cut out to accept these is 1-1/8” opening with a 1-3/8” collar. I suggest you bring your router base with you and try the fit.
did you cut out the letter on a band saw?
I bought the original letters at the store. Then as seen on the video I reproduce the shape in the walnut
What program did you use to create the graphics?
Sketchup mostly. There may be a little PowerPoint as well. Thanks for the comment.
@@makingthings1463Great informative video.
👌💥👍
Thanks
Can barely make out what youre saying... But I was able to follow along
Sorry for the audio but thanks for the comment
Dude you literally made this whole video and, animated things, and just... Decided to not actually show you cutting the piece out? Also, the music at the front was obnoxious and loud while you were talking.
Check this one out th-cam.com/video/xZZu7yN9HWI/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for watching.
Can't watch this video due to the irish jig music, it is very distracting! Can't read the transcript and watch the video at the same time either. This may have been an excellent video but for the music. I mostly only subscribe to videos with no music.
You missed out. The music did not continue through the important part of how to use the inlay kit.
Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.
Thanks
Very well explained and great job !!!
Thanks for the nice comment and thanks for watching
Great video
Thank you for the comment and thanks for watching.