we can do that

@@paulhamler8315 Wow, that's incredible!! Unfortunately due to my physical disabilities traveling is very difficult for me, but I'll be sure to contact you if I'm able to do so. Thank you so much Mr. Hemler, and happy holidays to you and your family!

Steve just Steve Mr Hamler ought to have a Patreon video site!!

Easy use different round wire for your desired diameter, predrill stock with a slightly smaller drill ,taper end of round stock and tap on like a short nail.

@@paulhamler8315 thank you

Consider yourself my adopted grandson

If it was snipped to reduce inlay size I save it and melt it when casting silver, as for the dust it's not worth the effort it would take years to save enough that wouldn't even make enough to fill a small cavity

As far as the videos "thanks" pls spread the word even if you have to subscribe your mother in law

@@paulhamler8315 Some folks use the very fine precious metal dust mixed with epoxy or CA glue to fill really tight curves and close-together curves that might split or chip if hammered. I have to say though, I just watched another fellow route out his channel with a Dremel and didn't get as sharp an edge to the finished product. The way you do it the wood fibers are compressed out of the channel, and when you wet it the fibers expand to grip the metal giving a much sharper edge. Let me add my thanks to those of everyone else, especially for the bamboo trick for cleaning files! I'm 66 and have never heard of it, and now I have cleaned all my needle files to like new.

Riogrande.com is where he purchased his fine silver wire. He used a rolling mill to flatten his wire more but you can use a hammer/anvil if you don't have a rolling mill or purchase fine silver cloisonne wire from Riogrande that is pretty close to the wire he used in the demo.

The wire can be found at jewelry supply stores. Rio Grande will have it.

The tools or stabbing are unique and not commercially sold. If I ever get caught with a few projects I'll do a video on making the required tools for inlay. Paul

Yes

If the tools are extremely sharp you are not mashing the wood but cutting the fibers with minimal damage. When wetting the wood the fibers swell back to they’re stabbed state and hold the wire for years and years.

go to hamlertools.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Minature-Lancaster-Rifle/ loo at the last picture

Probably not ,you need something more rigid. A lot of people made the stabbing tools out of Xacto knives. See Joes video at Tools for Silver Wire Inlay by Joe Keeslar

I think when purchasing the ribbon wire it come in .05 thickness.For my miniature work I run it through the roll press to various thickness i require usually from.020 down to .008

@@paulhamler8315 thanks for the reply Paul, much appreciated. Just to confirm, those units are in mm? You're not meaning inches?

@@nabeel164 I only do inches at 77years of age I can't handle mm

@@paulhamler8315 Haha, I can imagine. I'm just starting woodwork here in Australia and trying to become 'bilingual' in mm & inches. It's proving tough. Thanks again Paul👌🏾

TSJC ? nope

TSJC is a gunsmithing school I think had produced a lot of craftsmen over the years who tended to appreciate the pursuit of perfection respect for traditional craftsmanship in the firearms industry.. .i think a lot of the examples around the gunmakers and engravers guilds had studied at TSJC .. i asked because your mannerisms remind me of some of the examples i have known from that environment; but i guess like any other generation most professionals tend to speak to the same set of examples in some measure and share knowledge and manner. I would love to see the guilds or some similar do great ... really great.. to provide fellowship between craftsmen and admirers of the arts.... but without the liability of stagnation and or the production of disparity where the sharing of knowledge is concerned; that is generally associated with the perception Guild age. your act of providing quality educational videos to pass down your knowledge...and holding yourself to high and clean standards... represents potential to produce one half of that objective.... the rest is up to everyone else to go out and hobnob... make friends.. and enjoy the admiration of and pursuit of that great experience... it helps to maintain high standards in paid schools... helps to prevent the hoarding or loss of technological information... helps to inspire, build, and do all the stuff you no doubt hoped to achieve with your investment... I and many others do appreciate you for investing energy to make sure we knew that you, and others like you, are out there... and life is good... and worth working for and building on.

Not sure I buy fine sterling from Rio Grande or wire made for inlaying from Track of The Wolf.

Kumuk 99 fine silver from Rio grande

I don't know I've never tried it...it would be worth a try.

Hobby lobby

Nope. I tried there already

Walmart or amazon????

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Wire does not always need to be circular in shape. Circular wire is not used because the visible width will change with amount of sanding. This would create a very unpleasant and ununiform design. So use rectangular or square wire.