Does anybody know where to get custom inlays like the one on this guitar's fretboard (see video)? Really like that inlay, like an infinity symbol with a circle in the middle. . . Fascinating.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2nMo-Tt9R0
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| Author: | Lefty007 [ November 18th, 2014, 10:46 pm ] |
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Does anybody know where to get custom inlays like the one on this guitar's fretboard (see video)? Really like that inlay, like an infinity symbol with a circle in the middle. . . Fascinating. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2nMo-Tt9R0 |
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| Author: | Sec-Def [ November 19th, 2014, 3:33 pm ] |
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that guitar is beut. curvy. I wonder how it really looks like. 
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| Author: | jersey bluesdude [ November 20th, 2014, 9:19 am ] |
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[quote="Lefty007"]Does anybody know where to get custom inlays like the one on this guitar's fretboard (see video)? Really like that inlay, like an infinity symbol with a circle in the middle. . . Fascinating. http://sharkinlay.com/ |
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| Author: | Jeroen [ November 20th, 2014, 11:21 am ] |
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Sec-Def wrote: that guitar is beut. curvy. I wonder how it really looks like. What guitar? 
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| Author: | fivebass52 [ November 20th, 2014, 4:33 pm ] |
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jersey bluesdude wrote: Lefty007 wrote: Thanks for the link - great artwork, and lots of materials to work with.. trussrod covers seem to be the easiest way to customize an instrument, got to check for prices.... |
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| Author: | Brock [ November 20th, 2014, 9:22 pm ] |
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Inlay work isn't hard. It is the vision for the final shape & materials that is hard! I went from needed to know how to this in less than a month of evenings:       Granted much of that month was spent improving my StewMac tools. The bass was received with 2 fingerboard inlays 'popped out' & missing. A pencil rubbing gave the exact handmade non perfect shapes needed & away we go. I left out the part about mixing your glue for a hidden perimeter & the part about finishing the inlay out. If there is interest, I'll share that too! |
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| Author: | screambasses [ November 21st, 2014, 11:32 am ] |
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I thought we were talking about boobs.  pete |
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| Author: | belinmad [ November 21st, 2014, 4:28 pm ] |
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screambasses wrote: I thought we were talking about boobs. this |
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| Author: | Brock [ November 23rd, 2014, 11:24 am ] |
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My bad. There are certainly more boobs on the internet than left handed bass players 
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| Author: | fivebass52 [ November 25th, 2014, 4:20 am ] |
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Brock wrote: My bad. There are certainly more boobs on the internet than left handed bass players True, but unlike the disproportionate amount of lefty-to-righty bass players, there is always a an equal amount of lefty boobs to righty boobs....
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| Author: | Sec-Def [ November 27th, 2014, 11:38 am ] |
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screambasses wrote: I thought we were talking about boobs.
pete |
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| Author: | Rodent [ November 29th, 2014, 1:24 pm ] |
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Brock wrote: Inlay work isn't hard. It is the vision for the final shape & materials that is hard! I went from needed to know how to this in less than a month of evenings:  [/url]I left out the part about mixing your glue for a hidden perimeter & the part about finishing the inlay out. If there is interest, I'll share that too! Nice work Brock! I admire the guys who have the patience to cut and set inlays by hand. Not something you need every day for repairs, but good paying work when the opportunity knocks I'd be interested in your workflows on hiding the cavity perimeter. IME it's reasonably simple to do with darker woods, but getting block perimeters clean on a flatsawn Maple fretboard can be a real pain if the end grain sides are unusually porous p.s. nice little aquarium pump there on your cutting jig |
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| Author: | Brock [ December 3rd, 2014, 6:22 pm ] |
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Thanks Rodent! As for the filler, I collect sawdust - especially small chips. I set my depth on the router & do my best to keep the cavity a nice close fit.  This is Brazilian Rosewood ground into chips & sawdust ready for mixing with wood glue:  Storing chips & sawdust in labeled cans:  Finishing was accomplished with a StewMac Radius Board & various grades of sandpaper. Finished product was meant to preserve the actual shape of the diamonds. Yes, they were always less than perfect as these old axes were completely handmade. 
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