What gauge silver sheet for inlays?

[rich pierce]

What thickness or gauge silver sheet do you use for small oval wrist inlays and cheekpiece star inlays? Sterling preferred or most widely available?

[Bob Roller]

What thickness or gauge silver sheet do you use for small oval wrist inlays and cheekpiece star inlays? Sterling preferred or most widely available?

Probably whatever the thickness a dime is whatever that is.

Bob Roller

[tallbear]

Rich

I like 18 gauge.While originals tend to be thinner 18 allows for some smoothing after inlaying and won't distort if you're a little heavy handed during engraving like I am

Mitch

[smart dog]

Hi,
I use 16-18 gauge (about 0.06-0.04" thick).  I also prefer fine silver rather than sterling unless silver with higher copper content is needed for historical objectives.  Fine silver tarnishes much more slowly than sterling.

dave

[Gaeckle]

I use .040 thickness, 18 gauge I believe

[rich pierce]

You guys aren’t as cheap as I am! 

I might go with thinner for the side plate overlays.

[Mike Brooks]

I think I use .030 for large inlays. For thumbpieces I usually beat out an old quarter.