Multi Circle Router Template (Clear Acrylic)

Multi-Circle Inlay Acrylic Router Template

Create circle inlays, epoxy-filled ring details, nested circle accents, and decorative woodworking projects with this reusable clear acrylic router template. This template is a great choice for adding circular inlay details to charcuterie boards, serving boards, live edge pieces, trays, signs, wall art, furniture accents, and custom woodworking projects.

The clear acrylic makes it easy to position the circle pattern exactly where you want it, allowing you to work around grain, knots, cracks, live edge features, epoxy areas, or other natural details in your board.

What You Can Make With This Template

• Circle epoxy inlays
• Nested ring inlay details
• Decorative accents for charcuterie boards and serving boards
• Live edge board details
• Tray, sign, wall art, and furniture accents
• Modern geometric woodworking designs
• Small-batch market products and repeatable shop projects

Why Use a Clear Acrylic Multi-Circle Inlay Template?

• Multiple circle sizes: Create a variety of circle and ring inlays from one reusable template.
• Great for epoxy inlays: Route the ring pockets, fill them with coloured epoxy, sand them flush, and finish your project.
• Clean geometric detail: Add modern circular accents to boards, trays, signs, plaques, and decorative woodworking projects.
• Clear placement: See the wood underneath so you can position the circle design around grain, cracks, knots, live edge details, or other features.
• Reusable acrylic: Made from 1/4" thick clear acrylic for repeated use when handled and stored properly.

Recommended Products to Use With This Template

To make finished circle inlays, most customers will need a way to secure the template, the right router bits, suitable wood, epoxy, pigment, and a finish for the completed piece.

• Template Tape - used to secure the acrylic template to your wood while routing the inlay pockets.
• Pocketing Bit - useful for removing the majority of the material in larger circle and ring areas.
• Small Detail Pocketing Bit - useful for smaller rings, tighter curves, and more detailed circle work.
• Dimensional Wood - choose from kiln-dried hardwoods for boards, trays, signs, panels, and custom woodworking projects.
• Live Edge Wood - a popular choice when adding inlay details to charcuterie boards and natural edge projects.
• EcoPoxy UVPoxy - a good epoxy option for filling shallow inlays up to 1/4" deep.
• Beaver Dust Pigments - use pigment to add colour, shimmer, or contrast to epoxy-filled circle inlays.
• Walrus Oil Cutting Board Oil - a good choice for food-contact boards when your project is being used as a serving board or charcuterie board.
• Grand Finishing Hardwax Oil - a great option for decorative boards, trays, wall art, signs, furniture accents, and other non-cutting-board projects.

How to Use This Multi-Circle Inlay Template

1. Choose your project: Start with a flat, stable piece of wood, serving board, tray, sign, panel, or live edge board.
2. Choose your circle size: Select the ring size that works best for your project, or combine multiple circle sizes for a layered design.
3. Plan the inlay location: Place the clear acrylic template over the wood and position the circle detail where it works best with the grain, knots, cracks, or design of the piece.
4. Attach the template: Apply template tape to the back of the acrylic template and press it firmly onto the wood.
5. Route the larger areas: Use the pocketing bit to remove most of the material in the larger ring areas.
6. Clean up smaller details: Use the small detail pocketing bit for smaller rings or tighter circular areas. Take your time, especially when working with hard or dense woods.
7. Remove the template: Carefully remove the acrylic template from the wood and store it flat for future use.
8. Fill the inlay: If desired, fill the routed ring pockets with epoxy and pigment. UVPoxy is a good option for shallow inlays up to 1/4" deep.
9. Sand flush and finish: Once the epoxy has cured, sand the inlay flush with the surface and apply the right finish for your project.

Watch: How to Use Acrylic Router Templates

New to template routing? This video walks through the process and helps explain how acrylic templates, router bits, and template tape work together.

Template Details

• Material: Clear acrylic
• Thickness: 1/4"
• Overall template size: 7.875" wide x 7.875" tall
• Ring width: 1/2"
• Outside ring dimensions: 6.5", 5.5", 4.5", 3.5", 2.5", and 1.5"
• Use for: Routing inlay pockets, epoxy inlays, decorative accents, geometric details, and repeatable circle or ring designs
• Product type: Reusable acrylic inlay router template
• Finished project style: Circle inlay, epoxy-filled ring inlay, charcuterie board detail, live edge board accent, tray detail, wall art, sign, or furniture accent
• Template SKU: 03-013

Helpful Router Template Guides

Not sure which router bit to use or how to get started with acrylic templates? These guides can help before you begin your project.

• Template Guides
• Router Template Guide
• What Router Bit Do I Need?
• Template Routing for Beginners

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a finished circle inlay?

No. This listing is for the reusable clear acrylic multi-circle inlay template only. Wood, router bits, template tape, epoxy, pigment, sanding supplies, and finish are sold separately.

Can this multi-circle template be reused?

Yes. This acrylic template is reusable when handled carefully, cleaned as needed, and stored flat between uses.

Can I fill the routed circles with epoxy?

Yes. You can fill the routed circle or ring pockets with epoxy and pigment. UVPoxy is a good option for shallow pours up to 1/4" deep.

What circle sizes are included?

The outside dimensions of the rings are 6.5", 5.5", 4.5", 3.5", 2.5", and 1.5". Each ring is 1/2" wide.

What router bit should I use with this inlay template?

For circle inlays, we recommend using the pocketing bit to remove the majority of the material and the small detail pocketing bit for smaller rings or tighter circular areas.

What projects work well with circle inlays?

Circle inlays work well on charcuterie boards, live edge boards, serving boards, trays, signs, wall art, plaques, furniture parts, and modern geometric woodworking projects.

What finish should I use?

For food-contact serving boards or charcuterie boards, use a food-safe cutting board oil such as Walrus Oil Cutting Board Oil. For decorative or non-food-contact projects, Grand Finishing Hardwax Oil is another great option.

Create Circle and Ring Inlays With Repeatable Sizes

Whether you are adding one simple ring detail to a charcuterie board, filling multiple circles with coloured epoxy, or creating a modern geometric woodworking design, this clear acrylic inlay router template helps you create consistent routed pockets in several useful sizes.