Bowties In Wood at palingantvarablog Blog


Bowties In Wood. What is a butterfly in woodworking. This shows in “checking” — which are cracks that form along the long grain.

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Making and installing wood bow ties in slabs. Woodworking inlays, specifically these bow tie or “dutchman” joints seem to get a wide range. Wood, routers and cncs, jigs, tips and tricks, saturday video demo.

Handcrafted Bow Ties Wood

Butterfly keys are inlaid across cracks to mitigate wood movement and keep them from opening any further. In this video i walk you through how i install a woodworking bowtie key, also known as a butterfly. This shows in “checking” — which are cracks that form along the long grain. While there are quite a few ways to cut a bow tie joint, my go to method is using a bandsaw and a shop made jig.