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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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no grinding😢

I wanna know what kind of wire is that

IrishSkruffles I second this, Make:!

IrishSkruffles That's right.

And great bit of music as well.

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

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

what is it please?

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

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.

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.

Hit it with a hammer!

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.

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.

👍💓!!

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

Thanks!👍💓

was thinking the same thing

*seams

Bryan Chittenden 👍 good catch

no gaps in the one i made!

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.

I used solid core wire of course.

Either that or hammer it flat , or do it in a vice :D

***** fret-wire isn't flat though,

wilgarcia1 It is, strings aren't. Fret wire is different.

Jonny Deth Yeah i would agree just flatting the copper is cheaper/better than fret wire (also fret wire depends on lots, and is rarely as nice looking)

***** Except fret wire has a metal cap on it and it's expensive as shit.

no really? LOL .. he's not using a pasta machine.. thats a rolling mil in the vid. they are quite expensive pieces of equipment.. you dont use it to make pasta.

Findnot Formetoknow You must be german or some other race with no sense of humor...

I use mine to make pasta. It works fine. How about not giving people false advice about tools you obviously don't understand.

hahahaha

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

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

🤯😱 that’s a great idea!