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#22767 - Butterfly Keys Template Set, simple and fun! Zoom

Butterfly Key Inlay Template Set

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Overview

This time-honored inlay design (also known as Bow-Tie or Dutchman) works great for everything from decoration to joint reinforcement! Requires the Rockler Inlay System (#25229, sold separately). This four-piece set contains 4" x 6" clear acrylic inserts with patterns for seven different sized inlays. Each insert features horizontally and vertically centered guidelines for simple and accurate positioning. Finished inlays range in size from 1" W x 1-5/8" H to 4-1/2" W x 5-3/4" H.

What's included

(4) Butterfly Key Inlay Templates

Technical Details

  • Template Dimensions: 4" x 6"
  • Material: Clear Acrylic
  • Brand: Rockler
  • Weight (lbs): 0.6000
  • Type: Inlay

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Why did you choose this?
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To ble top
P M on Jun 17, 2017
Can't get hand drawn to match up.
James B on Nov 29, 2016
To ble top
P M on Jun 17, 2017
easier to use instead of making one
jeff e on Feb 15, 2017
Can't get hand drawn to match up.
James B on Nov 29, 2016
Easier than making one myself.
Sean M on Oct 5, 2016
Couldn't find another system
Dale on Aug 18, 2016
Some things are just faster/easier with a template vs doing it freehand. I'm thinking this is one of those things.
ABB on Jul 28, 2016
to stop cracks in wood from spreading
Derek E on May 11, 2016
Cracks in mesquite table top
John P on Feb 29, 2016
I need to make a door with unstable lumber and will bow tie together and use on splits
Mark E on Jan 22, 2016
I have these
Richard H on Nov 30, 2015
needed it
al s on Nov 30, 2015
love it
woodrealm on Nov 2, 2015
Because I needed it
Kevin on Sep 6, 2015
I have made bow tie or butterfly inlays by hand, this will make the job a lot faster and with accuracy.
David K on Jul 25, 2015
buttefly installation to stabilize craks in a slab table
Howard F on Jul 21, 2015
So that I can inlay the butterfly keys in some live edge tables.
Bob M on Jun 1, 2015
easier to use instead of making one
jeff e on Feb 15, 2017
Easier than making one myself.
Sean M on Oct 5, 2016
How thick can you make the Butterfly keys with the templates?
Todd P on Apr 12, 2016
BEST ANSWER: With a few passes you could probably get up to an inch. The limit is how deep you can safely cut with your router bit. You could probably make even thicker ones with a multi-step process (e.g. make the initial cut then drill a series of holes and carefully use a jigsaw to rough out the thicker piece, and finally finish the thicker piece).
will the template fit a uk router?
gregalls on Jun 10, 2015
BEST ANSWER: These templates are to guide the router to create the shape. The router bit and accompanying washer are the key to making the butterfly fit. I used a 1/4 diameter bit and homemade washer for my setup. You need a guide bushing that fits your router and a spacer washer to fit the bushing and match your bit size.

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These templates are 1/32" thinner than the bushing on a typical inlay template kit. I have both a Whiteside and a CMT. Both have a 1/4" bushing. So the inlay bushing hits the workpiece before the base of the router rides the template. I had to shim the template in order to use it.
January 22, 2015
No Issues
I am writing this review as a first time template user/ long time wood worker. I used a Bosch 2.25 HP Combination Plunge Router and the Bosch Template Guide Adapter, RA -1126. I was inlaying Bowties in the surface of a large maple slab to be used as a dining table. The templates worked perfect. No adjustments of the inlay were necessary and the process was flawless. I places the template with the markings on the "top" side so as not to remove them with the tape as was suggested. I am currently purchasing another set due to misplacing the main size that I prefer for this application.
February 17, 2016
Woodworking Experience:
Advanced
Modifications before use
Be forewarned. I had to sand all the edges of the templates to make them fit into the Rockler Inlay System. I had to make the same adjustments to all the original templates that came with the Inlay System. Apparently this is manufacturing that is adjustable at the user level but could be a real frustration if you were ready to use the system/template and had to spend significant time fixing first.
September 2, 2014
Buy the double sided tape with...
Buy the double sided tape with the product, the stuff they sell at the hardware stores is no where near as good.Take and score the centering lines as soon as you get the inlay set the inked lines tend to be lifted off by the double sided tape after the first use.Otherwise good product.
January 29, 2011
This template system made the inlays a breeze. It was my first attempt at bow tie inlays and I had it mastered in an hour.
Walnut inlay on sliced oak slab
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January 7, 2017
Purchased
 8 months ago
Woodworking Experience:
Advanced

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