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I received this in my email this morning from Peachtree:

e-Direct Special

These kits are very interesting, but even at half price they still seem a bit pricey and wasn't fond of some of the designs.

Is there another vendor out there for these types of inlays for ornaments?
 
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I had seen these before and i think Ron Brown has the market cornered on these for now. It is just a matter of time when you see more things like this with the popularity of lasers coming into play. He had a video in 2006 that showed the basics. Not hard to do and you could make your own designs. Just need someone with a laser.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WfOhaX1HWLk


Here is another. You can get Christmas ornaments like this in Hobby Lobby or Michaels and make your own.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Aa_M1RCyq1o
 
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Do not know anyone else selling kits anything like Ron Brown's. With Ron's ornaments might look into making a stand to display due to weight & size.

Ran into a husband & wife team selling completed ornaments. They used contrasting wood, scroll saw, glue up and turning. Big difference between Ron's, their ornaments hollowed out and minus finials.

I make angles, ball, bells, birdhouse ornaments all are small, light weight, and easy to hang on a tree. Stopped making ball ornaments with long finials because of feedback from people gave or sold too! I still add finials but struggle with proportion & size of the ornament.

You can have a lot of fun making ornaments without a kit, laser, or scroll saw.
 

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Ron has used laser to use a scroll saw technique

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgGeIcvE8hs

The Gwinnett turners do some good stuff on YouTube and even some pen related videos.

One can do the cut outs with a birdsmouth and a hand fret saw -

Tim Yoder did a recent Pop Woodworking video on the Ron Brown inlays -- still up on the popular woodworking channel
 

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This idea has been around many years. It is basically a form of Marquetry. People were doing it with fret saws before scroll saws came along and now lasers. Being a scroll saw artist, I have had to explain many times my work is done with a scroll saw and not by any laser and this gets frustrating at times. Lasers are here to stay and their use will only increase.
 

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By the description, you have to supply your own wood for the ornament body and the finials. The kit just includes the appliques. I wonder why they don't show a picture of what you get instead of the finished product.
 
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By the description, you have to supply your own wood for the ornament body and the finials. The kit just includes the appliques. I wonder why they don't show a picture of what you get instead of the finished product.


Many people do that. It is a sales ploy. The ad states what you get basically. What I get a kick out of is the 50% off. If that is that much off what profit were they making before??? Man for a couple pieces of wood that is expensive.
 
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