Ladka
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I must admit I don't know the difference between soap inlay and embed - if there be any?
Inlay vs embed
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Dawni
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What I know is....
Embed is when one (or more) soap piece/s is fully inside another soap
vs
Inlay is soap piece/s only on a percentage of a surface, like how you would do mosaic tiles
Not sure if I explained that correctly
Embed is when one (or more) soap piece/s is fully inside another soap
vs
Inlay is soap piece/s only on a percentage of a surface, like how you would do mosaic tiles
Not sure if I explained that correctly
If you look up the inlay term it will give you a better idea, it is a technique done in wood or stones traditionally. Inlay is only on the surface and it is flushed with the rest:
in·lay
verb
ornament (an object) by embedding pieces of a different material in it, flush with its surface.
"mahogany paneling inlaid with rosewood"
noun
/ˈinˌlā/
1.
a design, pattern, or piece of material inlaid in something.
"ivory inlays that decorated wooden furnishings"
2.
a filling shaped to fit a tooth cavity.
Embeds usually stick out more or go through the whole soap bar
in·lay
verb
ornament (an object) by embedding pieces of a different material in it, flush with its surface.
"mahogany paneling inlaid with rosewood"
noun
/ˈinˌlā/
1.
a design, pattern, or piece of material inlaid in something.
"ivory inlays that decorated wooden furnishings"
2.
a filling shaped to fit a tooth cavity.
Embeds usually stick out more or go through the whole soap bar
Ladka
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Thank you @Dawni and @glendam for your explanation.
I did understand "inlay" as intarsia in woodwork but the "embed" was more ambiguous: I didn't expect it could be completely hidden in a soap loaf as well as stick out.
P.S. But then does a longish embed in a loaf of soap become an inlay, being flash with the surface of a bar cut from the loaf?
P.P.S. Just kidding
I did understand "inlay" as intarsia in woodwork but the "embed" was more ambiguous: I didn't expect it could be completely hidden in a soap loaf as well as stick out.
P.S. But then does a longish embed in a loaf of soap become an inlay, being flash with the surface of a bar cut from the loaf?
P.P.S. Just kidding
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