Learned a new inlay trick thanks to JohnJohn

[theodie]

Here it is. I used small diameter aluminum and brass tubing to make a ring around the mother of pearl and abalone inlays. The alumnum looks like silver and the brass looks like a gold ring. Its a very cool accent to give your neck a bit more "bling" I wish my camera was a little better to show the details a bit better but, I am highly impressed how it turned out.

Thank you JJ!!!

BTW, the inlays that you cant really see are the mother of pearl. They dont react well to a camera flash. Pictures just dosent do this justice.

 

[XSSIVE]

Re: Learned a new inlay trick thanks to JohnJohn

you know what may look cool as a kind of simple/slick inlay...

ebony board with a black dot inlay or ebony with a silver ring around it so all you see for the most part is the silver ring and not a full circle!


very nice work thoug, looks sweet!

-Mike

 

[theodie]

Re: Learned a new inlay trick thanks to JohnJohn

Not a bad option at all. I am going to store that nuggett of info in my head!!!

 

[kmcguitars]

Re: Learned a new inlay trick thanks to JohnJohn

Very Cool !! I know what my next project is gonna be! So let's see if
I understand this... get a piece of tubing with the right Inside diameter,
Polish one end, Cut it, insert inlay, drill propper OD in fretboard, epoxy
it in and then level? Anything I'm missing? :smack:

 

[theodie]

Re: Learned a new inlay trick thanks to JohnJohn

Very Cool !! I know what my next project is gonna be! So let's see if
I understand this... get a piece of tubing with the right Inside diameter,
Polish one end, Cut it, insert inlay, drill propper OD in fretboard, epoxy
it in and then level? Anything I'm missing? :smack:

Here is what the deal is. Get 9/32 tubing, .25 inch dots, 9/32 brad point bit and go to town. The inside diameter of the 9/32 tubing is .25 so the dots will fit perfectly. Drill your inlay holes to about .050-.060. Take you dremal cut off wheel and cut a little of the tubing off, put the dot into the piece of tubing, put a dab of glue into the hole in the board, insert tubing/dot into inlay hole of board, and after the glue dries, take your radius block with sandpaper on it and go to town. after that, I went up to higher grits of paper and steel wool to get a little more shine out of it. Clean and oil the board and your done!!

 

[kmcguitars]

Re: Learned a new inlay trick thanks to JohnJohn

Thanks ! Dave & JohnJohn Now if i can just find a pen that writes?
I'll have to write this stuff down. :cool3:

 

[theodie]

Re: Learned a new inlay trick thanks to JohnJohn

Thanks ! Dave & JohnJohn Now if i can just find a pen that writes?
I'll have to write this stuff down. :cool3:

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! I have the same problem in my shop most of the time!!! :laugh2: :laugh2:

I have to usually end up grabbing my mechanical pencil off the bench to write stuff down.

Then I loose that!!!! :smack: :smack:

 

[FretFire]

Re: Learned a new inlay trick thanks to JohnJohn

you know what may look cool as a kind of simple/slick inlay...

ebony board with a black dot inlay or ebony with a silver ring around it so all you see for the most part is the silver ring and not a full circle!


very nice work thoug, looks sweet!

-Mike

I actually thought of something similar looking JUST after placing the order for my latest project :smack:, though instead of using a ring of tubing with a dark inlay in the center I was thinking having just an abalone or MOP ring instead of a dot.

 

[dani]

Re: Learned a new inlay trick thanks to JohnJohn

you know what may look cool as a kind of simple/slick inlay...

ebony board with a black dot inlay or ebony with a silver ring around it so all you see for the most part is the silver ring and not a full circle!


very nice work thoug, looks sweet!

-Mike

that's a sweet idea mike!

 

[theodie]

Re: Learned a new inlay trick thanks to JohnJohn

bump

 

[Stringmachine]

Re: Learned a new inlay trick thanks to JohnJohn

Very nice. Classy!

 

[Gr8Scott]

Re: Learned a new inlay trick thanks to JohnJohn

SWEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!! I want that!!!

 

[Jeff_H]

Re: Learned a new inlay trick thanks to JohnJohn

I resemble that guinee pig remark. I'll bring that neck up this next weekend Dave so you can see it in the flesh. I think it's really cool.

 

[theodie]

Re: Learned a new inlay trick thanks to JohnJohn

At least it wasn't a gerbil,(we all know what happens to them).

JJ, thats just busted!!!! :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:

 

[Jeff_H]

Re: Learned a new inlay trick thanks to JohnJohn

Just call me D!ck Gere.