pmace
Elite Cafe Member
Ok, I've started down the road of inlay. I've got the undercut or displacement tools ground up and can actually get the copper wire to stick pretty good in a cut. Both methods work but I like the displacement method. It just seems a little more forgiving at this point.
My question is what to use as a punch to force the wire into the cut. I've got a square graver blank ground to a round point with a flat face a little bigger than the diameter of the wire. That works but I can't see the point and keep missing the wire and leaving divots in the work or in the side of the inlay. Is there some secret tool that lets you see where you're going or is it a matter of getting the feel for where the point is? Is there some way to use my air graver to do it or is it strictly hand work? Thanks.
My question is what to use as a punch to force the wire into the cut. I've got a square graver blank ground to a round point with a flat face a little bigger than the diameter of the wire. That works but I can't see the point and keep missing the wire and leaving divots in the work or in the side of the inlay. Is there some secret tool that lets you see where you're going or is it a matter of getting the feel for where the point is? Is there some way to use my air graver to do it or is it strictly hand work? Thanks.