Inlay banding suppliers?

[pete]

I'm just finishing up building a set of cupboards and shelves. To hide the joints between the wooden surrounds and the veneered flat surfaces I'm planning on inserting some veneer inlays. I've found a couple of suppliers (originalmarquetry.co.uk and pyrography.co.uk) but I'd like a wider range of choice, especially for strips the same width as my 1/4-inch router bit so I can insert the inlays without having to buy an odd-sized bit just for this job.

Any more ideas please?

[Bob Minchin]

Try joining and then asking here

lot and very friendly.

Bob

[Andy Dingley]

Craft Supplies carry them (at a price). My local supplier is Robbins Timber in Bedminster, Bristol. Huge range of veneer and bandings too.

[pete]

Thanks for the tips, chaps. It occurred to me after my OP, that since one side of the join I'm trying to conceal is the maple veneered MDF of the top/sides, that I'll have to score this before I route out the trench to put thie inlay in. In fact the depth of the veneer is going to be the same as the thickness of the inlay strip. So, althouhh I'll still need to use a router to cut the wooden edging down by the depth of the inlay, I can make the width on the veneered board side as wide as I please - to suit the width of the inlay strip, rather than being limited by the width of the router bit I use to cut the trench. That increases my options quite a lot, so far as choice of strip goes. (will have a look at the UK workshop frum, too)

[michael adams]

Toolstation do standard 2 flute TCT router cutters in a whole range of sizes starting at around the £2 mark. The days of Trend having an effective monopoly and being able to charge £20 a pop are long gone.

michael adams

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