Thursday, December 30, 2010





So I made some inlays instead of buying them. 1) It saved probably $100 or so, 2) I love doing this sort of thing, 3) it's just really cool to be able to say "I made the inlays too".

The higher end BC Rich mockingbirds have cloud inlays. I stole this design from a guy who does REALLY nice inlay work. I thought it was a nice variation on the clouds.

The body of the clouds are maple. The sun & rays are canarywood. I tried to use the darker orange & red streaks to my advantage when doing the rays. The grain on the maple is really tight, so the color is pretty uniform.



With the top beveled, I was finally able to put the tiger-eye burst on the top. This is a pic with the first sealer coat on it. The sides are being treated with a faux-binding effect. The sapele base is being dyed black.

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