JLC Online: I am a hardwood installer who specializes in creating intricate images and patterns in my clients’ flooring projects. To demonstrate the techniques I’ve developed through trial and error (a lot of both) to achieve fillerless results in 3/4-inch hardwood, I’m going to use a project I created for this article—a multicolored ball made from wenge, maple, Brazilian cherry, and white oak.
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I always love reading articles like this in which a specialized fine woodworking technique is described. There were a lot of things in this article that I found to be useful information, even if I am not doing this particular process. I found the authors inclination for pens to be interesting. While I understand their gripes about pencils, both problems are easily solved. Making an even line is something we learned to do in drafting, and pencils not taking to wood is solved by getting a different hardness of lead. However, having a white pen and a black pen simplifies a lot of problems, although I imagine it would be harder than pencil marks to remove when you are finished with the project. I also appreciate him specifically mentioning the difference between a through cut and side cut, as it is super useful to know the difference. Finally, his hot glue trick is super helpful and definitely something I will use in the future.
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