A bit of Inlay work

Peter Crossley

Peter Crossley

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

this is a geometric design

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

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