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   joinerswork | Feb 16, 2011 08:07am | #1

   rip,

   I'd make the rainbow up as a bent lamination, of strips of the various woods.  Rip off your inlay from the edge of the laminated bow, rout an arc recess (jig the router to use like you would a compass) of appropriate width and depth in your project, glue in place.

   If you don't want the bands of the rainbow touching one another, I guess you are going to have to rout a recess for each color as an arc.  Involves again using the router as a sort of compass, increasing the radius for each pass, then inlaying a strip of each color in each recess.  Depending on the width of the recess and its radius, you may be able to bend the strips cold and dry, and just spring them in place and glue down, or you may have to soak (hot water) or steam the bands and clamp in a form to get the curve.

   Ray

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   ripmeister | Feb 16, 2011 10:19am | #2

   I like the idea of the bent lamination as that would seem to be easier.  If I were to do six or seven colors we're talking 5 to 6 different radii.  I think I'l give the lamination with steam bending a try.  Thanks for the advice.

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   joinerswork | Feb 16, 2011 06:26pm | #3

   Good luck with your project.

   Ray