A bit of Inlay work

[Peter Crossley]

Hi guys,
been doing a bit of inlay work for a couple of new guitars,

this is a geometric design



and this one is a Dolphin in a treble clef, hope you like them,
Cheers, Pete

[beaubrummels]

Wow, looks like brush work! I can't imagine how you do that. Amazing.

[ICTGoober]

Very nice design, with excellent execution. I've done 2 inlays in my entire career because I basically suck at it.

[GuitarStv]

That's very impressive! How long does something like that take to do from design to cutting the wood and inlay material to final sanding and having a finished fretboard?

[Peter Crossley]

That's very impressive! How long does something like that take to do from design to cutting the wood and inlay material to final sanding and having a finished fretboard?

The Geometric inlay took about 6 hours from raw shell to the picture,
the clef around 3 to 4 hours,
I'm very OCD, so once I start I just have to finish.

[Peter Crossley]

I just realised you also had design in that timeline, that varies, can be up to 4 or 5 days thinking,and drawing stuff before I am ready to actually do the work, sometimes I wander atound the garden just looking at stuff , waiting for inspiration.
so the initial part is very fluid.
Once I get the design, the ctiing and inlaying is relatively easy,
Thinking is the hard, hard part

[GuitarStv]

Wow, that's way faster than I would have figured!

[kramersteen]

Hi Pete, that's supreme.

[GuitarDoc]

Always great stuff! You're still my favorite builder.

Inlay work is the test of a great artist. Not many people can do such fine intricate inlays. (I've tried, and failed miserably. So I truly get it.)