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Finally got around to inlaying my silver

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labrat

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I dreaded this part as I'm not good at wood work and inlaying. I decided to make my own ornaments from stock (9) and I'm glade I did. Every time I screwed up I just re-cut the silver larger to correct my errors. I'm glade its over with and can go on to more enjoyable tasks like putting the final touches to the stock for stain. What is the best way to hold the silver down? The only inlay I did on my Colonial I used a Gel Lock tite. Pictures show ornaments laying on top of the cavities. The cheek star is rivited.
 

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I followed a build on the ALR forum a while ago. The builder made his inlays out of silver coins. Once everything was inlaid, he cut small wedge shaped nails out of the coin scrap. He then drilled the inlay, drove the wedge in, cut it just above the top surface of the inlay then peened it down all the way around the wedge into the inlay surface. He then filed/sanded flush. Even with very close up photos you couldn’t see the wedges. The dude is really good!
 

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