Thread: Combining woods for scales

I'm looking at making a few sets of scales that will use 2 types of wood, like one for the base and another for the centre, like an inlay. Any pics of this being done? Best way to do it, and things to watch out for?

I'd love to have a bocote/BEM set of scales with the bocote being the primary and having the birdseye maple as the inset wood. Or even ebony with olivewood or tulipwood in the centre. I have loads of poolcues that have 2 woods combined and when the contrast is just right it can look beautiful.

I have done pens and bottle stoppers with 2 or 3 types of wood and it has turned out great. Bottle stoppers are pretty thick wood comparably and I just glue the pieces together with C.A. glue. With pens the wood is very thin when finished but there is a brass tube in the center for support and the wood is glued to that. For A straight razor handle I would either make a grove in the main wood and glue the accent wood into that or have a thin backer that the woods are glued to for extra strength.
I would also guess that it would depend on the type of detailing you are going for.
A. Would be stronger than B. in the pic below if you did just glue three pieces
together.
This is just my opinion based on my limited experience though.
Hope this helps

Please see

this thread

by "Floppyshoes" and

this thread which refrences the first one.