silver inlays

[bigry]

I have been looking all over for a teardrop shaped inlet for my Bedford. Is there anyone that has them or do I need to shape them myself

 

[MercerLake]

:v I believe that "The Gun Works" in Springfield has them, check their website catalog. :v

 

[bigry]

I was in there the other day and they didn't have them

 

[excess650]

TOTW has "teardops", but not in the proper proportion for a Bedford. You should be able to reshape them pretty easily. http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/711/3/IN-TD-S

I don't know how large these are, but they would be reshapable. http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/711/1/IN-MOON-2-S

 

[Vaino]

Make them...very simple inlays....Fred

 

[Birddog6]

Find a photo of what you want. Make a copy of that & enlarge it to the size you want it.
Cut it out carefully with a pair of sissors & glue it on some silver or whatever metal you want
to make it of.
Now cut that pattern out of the metal.

This way you have the Correct size, Correct shape, Correct pattern, & all it needs is You.

Keith Lisle

 

[bigry]

Thanks guys. I will try Keith's idea it sounds pretty simple

 

[M. De Land]

Is there a common source you guys use for sheet silver and wire, to make inlays out of? Mike D.

 

[AWsaddles]

I don't know what others use but I search out thrift stores and second hand stores in my area for all their silver spoons and silverware. It is getting harder to find now that silver is so high but it still turns up.Make sure its silver and not silver plate but it will be marked on the back. I flatten the round part for inlays and then use the handle for other projects. Sometime the end can make a nice thumb piece Inlay stock.

 

[galamb]

Is there a common source you guys use for sheet silver and wire, to make inlays out of? Mike D.

Both MBS and Track of the Wolf sell it (and sure many others) but unless you are ordering something else the shipping drives the price way too high if you only need a small sheet.

 

[LRB]

Here is the best, and overall cheapest silver/precious metal supply I have ever found, and very nice people to deal with. The silver I recently purchased from them for scabbard mounts saved me about $60.00. Most suppliers require you to buy 6" wide stock, no matter what you really need. This company cuts to size up to 12" in most gauges, and has the best selection of gauges. They were the only place I found offering 8 gauge which I needed for a frog button.
http://hauserandmiller.com/fab/index.html

 

[Captjoel]

I use old worn silver coins. They can be had for the price of "melt". The price of silver is actually down a lot from what it was a couple of years ago. Depending of the size of the needed inlay determines which coin I will use. I bought a pre 64 half dollar a couple of weeks ago at a cost of 8 dollars and ten cents. Using the anvil part of my bench vice and a 5 lb sledge hammer the half dollar flattened out to about a 3rd of a size larger. Filed off the edges and cut out a nice cheek crescent moon along with two small matching hearts. Using my jewelers saw, the silver cuts like butter and is much easier than sawing brass or german silver. Now my source for "German silver" are old nickles that were made before the mint changed the type of metal. Very common in circulation. The Gov't 'll probably be after me for defacing........