This is my FIRST ever attempt at an inlay. The new mechanism seems to work very well. The only ‘special’ thing I did was I used a down-shear 60 deg bit instead of the usual 60 deg geometry. The inlay is about 5"x4.5".
Ignore the hole in the center, that’s a problem with CM.
A silhouette of a Welsh Terrier:
Close-up around the head. The fit wasn’t noticeably different anywhere around the inlay.
Cross section view. Total thickness is 9mm. I had settings for a 0.5mm glue gap, but ended up being closer to 1mm. Didn’t seem to affect anything else:
Cross section of an area that wasn’t full depth:
