Epoxy question

[HowardH]

I have a cutting board project where I used a Shaper Origin to cut the negative of the inlay shape and then used epoxy to fill in the inlay.  However, I looked at this morning and discovered a low spot where I didn't pour enough epoxy to completely fill up the inlay. It's completely dry at this point so I was wondering if if poured a supplemental amount of epoxy on top of what is there, would it be noticeable and would it adhere to the epoxy below it?  Also, and I want honest opinions, is the treble clef positioned correctly on the board? I got into a rather heated discussion with my wife because I think the main body in the middle is positioned exactly in the middle where the loop at the top is slightly off-center to the right. She thinks the loop at the top should be centered which would require me to tilt the whole thing to the left to keep the middle and the top loop centered which would then have the entire thing leaning left.  I used the center point on the Origin file to place it exactly in the center of the board. My feeling is since 75% or so of the object is the bottom 2/3rds, it should be centered. Am I off base? 

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[squall_line]

My original response to the placement was going to be "it should be a little bit lower on the board", but then I saw you were looking for left/right spacing.

It appears on my screen that the right "shoulder" on the board is a little taller than the left, so if you dropped that "shoulder" (on the right), the top of the clef might still not be centered, but the eye wouldn't register it as much of an issue because the board would be symmetrical.

 

[HowardH]

I noticed that as well.  I am going to fix it.  Fortunately, it's only about $10 worth of walnut...  [blink]

 

[Packard]

Part of the question is answered here.  Basically, the additional epoxy can only make a mechanical bond, not a molecular one.  You would have to roughen the surface to enhance that bond. 

 https://www.google.com/search?q=will epoxy adhere to epoxy&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1-m

I would have the apex of the clef centered on the handle left to right.  I’m not too concerned about the asymmetry top to bottom.

This image resolved the positioning by adding the abstract 5-line staff.

 

[Michael Kellough]

I agree with your wife. Rotate a little CCW but also move it lower on the board. The bottom loop will start to have more of a relay with the bottom of the board but since that is just a line rather than to shoulders (as at the upper loop) it probably won’t be an issue if it (the lower loop) is a little off center.

I’m with you in keeping the big loop centered left to right.

 

[jeffinsgf]

Reaching waaay back to high school band, I think the vertical line is supposed to be perpendicular to the scale lines. Packard's illustration seems to bear that out. That's what sticks out to me in your project. I would line up the vertical line parallel with the edges of the board and centered with the handle.

 

[Michael Kellough]

Reaching waaay back to high school band, I think the vertical line is supposed to be perpendicular to the scale lines. Packard's illustration seems to bear that out. That's what sticks out to me in your project. I would line up the vertical line parallel with the edges of the board and centered with the handle.

This is what I thought too but looking at the Google images collection it’s usually leaning left.

 

[Packard]

Reaching waaay back to high school band, I think the vertical line is supposed to be perpendicular to the scale lines. Packard's illustration seems to bear that out. That's what sticks out to me in your project. I would line up the vertical line parallel with the edges of the board and centered with the handle.

This is what I thought too but looking at the Google images collection it’s usually leaning left.

It seems less of a diagonal and more of a connect-this-loop-to-that-loop line.  Like the upright line in the letter “L” in cursive writing.

 

[HowardH]

Next version.  finished with Tung oil.  The shoulders actually are pretty even. The angle of photo distorts it a bit. Everything lines up and the wife is happy.  Geez...

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