Whats the proper terminology of the method of putting a design in a cutting board?

[Michael Yadfar]

I've done this before and have seen been shown things on the internet about how to do it, but I can't find it on my own. Anyway, what I'm talking about is lets say we want to make a cutting board with a fish in the middle. Then we make two cutting boards, one oak, one black walnut. Then we cut out the fish in the middle of each and eventually get to glueing them together, which makes two cutting boards with a fish in the middle.

I've also seen guys do this with multi steps to have like waves of different wood in a cutting board. These things are really unique and look really cool no matter what the design is.

Anyway, I forget most the process and I'm trying to find any type of instruction, specifically something including pics or a YouTube video. Someone has shown me many of this stuff but I forget what to search for. Results for searching stuff like "making cutting board with design in middle" or "making cutting board with different wood" don't gather the results I'm looking for. So pretty much what I'm asking is if there's a specific name of this process, and if you have any good links you can share them too

[Justin Ludwig]

Try "inlay cutting board"

[Jim Finn]

I do a LOT of inlay using a scroll saw but not on cutting boards. I use what is called "Double bevel inlay" and would use it on a cutting board if I were to ever make one.

[Mike Heidrick]

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/CNC%20Router%20Build/jti3.jpg

I do a V-inlay. Parts are cut on my DIY CNC router. This piece is 4"X6" with the inlay just over 2" tall. You cut the pocket and the inlay with a 60 degree V bit and then glue the part in. Because the inlay is thicker than the pocket it wedges in when glued in. You then you remove the above waste and sand it down flush.

Here they are finished.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/CNC%20Router%20Build/12stjudesigns.jpg

[Charles Li]

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/CNC%20Router%20Build/jti3.jpg

I do a V-inlay. Parts are cut on my DIY CNC router. This piece is 4"X6" with the inlay just over 2" tall. You cut the pocket and the inlay with a 60 degree V bit and then glue the part in. Because the inlay is thicker than the pocket it wedges in when glued in. You then you remove the above waste and sand it down flush.

Here they are finished.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/CNC%20Router%20Build/12stjudesigns.jpg

That looks really nice!

[Mike Heidrick]

The V inlay idea came from a thread on the Vectric Forum I saw awhile ago. First pic above was one of three donation plaques for a silent auction - the others in the 2nd pic were a paid job a month later. Good Karma works well. Used scrap/offcuts in maple/walnut and cherrry/walnut.

[Michael Yadfar]

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/CNC%20Router%20Build/jti3.jpg

I do a V-inlay. Parts are cut on my DIY CNC router. This piece is 4"X6" with the inlay just over 2" tall. You cut the pocket and the inlay with a 60 degree V bit and then glue the part in. Because the inlay is thicker than the pocket it wedges in when glued in. You then you remove the above waste and sand it down flush.

Here they are finished.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/CNC%20Router%20Build/12stjudesigns.jpg

I don't have a cnc router but I've had access to an AXYZ one in the past. They are extremely expensive which is why I don't have my own and don't plan on having one soon. Not that I plan to build one soon, but I'm wondering how much it cost you to build yours?

Back to inlay, although the shop I used when I made it had a CNC router, I made it with a bandsaw. The fish in the middle spanned the whole width if the cutting board so that way I can get the bandsaw blade in there. I put the two contrasting boards together and did that, and that's probably what I'm going to do with the one I plan to make soon. I plan to make a horse, which will be very tricky, but I think it can be done.