Marquetry inlays

kerneltime · Jun 16, 2020

I am guessing these are used for binding..?
I recently came across that term and it opened up a whole new world of aesthetics for instruments..
Take a look at this one
https://www.ebay.com/itm/333125404660

Jerryc41 · Jun 16, 2020

Nice, but not something I'm going to attempt. I don't see how doing inlays is even possible, yet there they are.

Kenn2018 · Jun 17, 2020

Those could look very handsome on the right instrument.

I think those are more for purfling than binding? But I couldn't really tell. Especially from the title of the item.

Arcy · Jun 17, 2020

My guess is that it’s not designed for luthiery but somebody saw it was the same size as their binding and slapped some marketing keywords on it. 5mm wide x 1mm thick would work as binding if it can bend without coming apart. It’s too thick in the pattern direction for purfling. Pattern-wise it looks more appropriate for a backstrip. It looks intended for general woodworking inlaid around a box or table (see https://www.rockler.com/wood/inlays...MI146gqYOJ6gIVeT2tBh3IIgUzEAEYBiAAEgKnTPD_BwE for a more trustworthy source)

Im assuming this is actually pieces of wood and not printed plastic. I don’t see anything on the post that says.

kerneltime · Jun 17, 2020

Arcy said:
My guess is that it’s not designed for luthiery but somebody saw it was the same size as their binding and slapped some marketing keywords on it. 5mm wide x 1mm thick would work as binding if it can bend without coming apart. It’s too thick in the pattern direction for purfling. Pattern-wise it looks more appropriate for a backstrip. It looks intended for general woodworking inlaid around a box or table (see https://www.rockler.com/wood/inlays...MI146gqYOJ6gIVeT2tBh3IIgUzEAEYBiAAEgKnTPD_BwE for a more trustworthy source)

Im assuming this is actually pieces of wood and not printed plastic. I don’t see anything on the post that says.

Thank you! This is why I love this forum! That site is awesome for woodworking projects!

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