How to Make Perfect Splines with Inlays for Miter Cut Joints! Woodworking Tips & Tricks

How to Make Perfect Splines with Inlays for Miter Cut Joints! Woodworking Tips & Tricks
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[@RoughAroundTheEdgesWood]

That came out awesome. Can't wait to try this. I need to step up me game. 👍

[@EricksonWoodworking]

Thanks!

[@--JD--]

Liked the inside better.
Great job and video👍!

[@EricksonWoodworking]

Thanks! It’s hard to beat the natural look of quilted maple. The treated side is starting to grow on me, but again, it’s a hard sell

[@bradleytuckwell4881]

Pretty much like them both but thanks for the in depth tutorial on your method of doing inlays much appreciated

[@EricksonWoodworking]

Thanks!

[@vickymcbride9042]

I love both, thanks for sharing.

[@EricksonWoodworking]

Thanks for watching!

[@dangoras9152]

Looks cool.. Good information brother..

[@EricksonWoodworking]

Thanks!

[@rogerhache4588]

Glad to see that I’m not the only one that has a tendency to be liberal with the amount of glue applied! Really enjoy your work and tutorials, it’s a pleasure to see the final result and the creativity. I’m just curious 🧐 about the splines, wouldn’t they be stronger if instead of cross cutting them, they were rip cut? Or is cross cutting them for the final visual effect? I kind of like both look for the finish, just can’t decide on which one is better looking. Would it be possible for you to make a tutorial on the marquetry aspect of your work, I know you have made a few great ones in the past, but I’m really interested in your creative thought process, the graphic part of the projects, the laser aspect of the project , and how do you organize your marquetry for assembly, l know it’s a big ask, I done a few marquetry projects in the past and I think my downfall is I tend to go for projects with fine details, and the assembly can get to be overwhelming at times 🤯. As always looking forward for your next videos 👍👍👍

[@EricksonWoodworking]

Thanks Roger! For the Splines, I like to use the cross cut keys, as the grain semi matches the corners without seeing the end grain. For strength, the splines are thin, but that additional layer of the glue plane gives it all the strength it needs.
I’m absolutely going to do an in depth marquetry how-to, hopefully by the end of the month. They can get extremely overwhelming very fast depending on the design, but just think of it as a crazy jigsaw puzzle. Cheers!

[@byronsinclair3956]

Would you ever consider selling a box of your offcuts?

[@EricksonWoodworking]

Oooff…I thought about it. The problem I run into is eventually I’ll have a project that could be made out of them…still waiting for that day 😂. What species of wood were you looking for?

[@byronsinclair3956]

@@EricksonWoodworking I get it...I have the same "problem" according to my wife. I just know I've gone to ebay searching for small offcuts of exotic and random hardwood species that I could use on my projects (small boxes and bowls). While I like traveling, the idea of making the 3 hours or 6 hours drive (depending on whether I want to make the trip to San Francisco or Los Angles) to reputable lumber sources doesn't always appeal to me, nor does it make much economical sense. I would think there are many other people out there that are in a similar situation.
Putting together a USPS Priority box of offcuts might be something others would be interested in purchasing from you could be a good thing, knowing it helps support you and also provides them with things they might not have available to them where they are. It would seem like it would be a win-win situation. Just a thought.

[@Qwiv]

End grain splines?

[@EricksonWoodworking]

Yep! Helps match the face grain with the other inlays

[@Qwiv]

@@EricksonWoodworking ….. don’t see how that orientation matches.

[@EricksonWoodworking]

@@Qwiv I get what you are saying. The reason I cut the splines that way, instead of cutting along the long grain, is when sanded, the long grain cut exposes the end grain for the face of the installed spline. The inlays that run perpendicular to the splines don’t match and is noticeable. Some argue this is a weaker method, but some argue that splines don’t strengthen the joint overall. I use splines for the additional plane of glue for the joint, while adding a neat design feature.
I probably explained that wrong.

[@Qwiv]

@@EricksonWoodworking nah, I get what you are after now. Makes sense. Thanks for clarifying.

[@Eeniemeeniemineoomoeee]

Thank you for posting actual real woodworking content …
Unlike Dusty co lumber, that man is a snake oil salesman 😂

[@EricksonWoodworking]

😂