zeppelinchld Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 i just got a new dremel, and i was wondering how to get started w/ inlays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmarlin Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 Get the router base and the downcut bits from stew mac. I used the dremel router base and it woked fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acousticraft Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 (edited) Practice on some offcuts before starting on your dream guitar to get the feel for it and to save costly stuff ups. Once you are confident then go for it. Mark out some shapes with a sharp pencil and see how accurately you can shape them. Edited February 12, 2007 by Acousticraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelinchld Posted February 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 thanks guys for the feedback. im short on $$$ right now so is there any cheap material i can get to practice w/ or even use on my guitar later on. i think i saw some acrylic sheets in the tutorial page?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unrealize Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 Just get some scrap wood to get a little experience. Another thing, I don't know what kind of material you are going to inlay, but whatever you choose, get more than you think you need. In the start (I'm there myself) it is very likely that you will do some cuts that are gonna annoy you, and you'd want to do it over. I thought I had what I needed, but after a little while, I had to go back to get more, which also cost me more in shipping and taxes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambo Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 Scrap wood for base as mentioned before. You can get perloid acrylic from various places that is pretty cheap. Otherwise epoxy with stuff thrown in makes a nice cheap inlay material and you get no gaps round the edge S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batfink Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 Inlay is basically making a cavity in a material to fit in an object to the same height (not the best explanation in the world but you get my drift) - take a look around the house, coins, washers, old bits of jewellery, scraps of metal, wood or whatever, it's all good practice and the whole technique soon becomes quite clear. As for tools - take a look at Setch's (or could be Sambo's) home made router base if you're short of money or get the Stew Mac one if you're feeling a bit flush (don't get the Dremel one, it's not really that well made). For router bits i know a lot of people use, as i do, downcut bits designed for PCB (printed circuit board) work or ask your dentist for some of his 'blunt' bits as these are more than sharp enough for cutting wood. Apart from that the only other essential is a jewellers piercing saw and these can be had for $10-15 from jewellers suppliers or probably your local continents Ebay. Larry Robinsons 'Art of Inlay' is a nice book to have as an inclusive starting point or Grit Laskin's 'Guitar makers canvas' if you really want to dedicate your life to inlay (take a peek inside and you'll see what i mean !) Jem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I would like to use mother of pearl inlays to spell out a word on the fretboard or something fancy like that, anyone know where i can get some? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unrealize Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Well, you can get pearl from Stew Mac, and probably tons of other places (probably cheaper too), but I got mine from Stew Mac, and they were fine by me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cSuttle Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 I would like to use mother of pearl inlays to spell out a word on the fretboard or something fancy like that, anyone know where i can get some? Try Rescue Pearl (www.rescuepearl.com). Fair prices and good service. Definately better prices than stew mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodWood Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 I would like to use mother of pearl inlays to spell out a word on the fretboard or something fancy like that, anyone know where i can get some? Try Rescue Pearl (www.rescuepearl.com). Fair prices and good service. Definately better prices than stew mac Wear a GOOD dustmask/respirator when cutting pearl, or wood! Or you be sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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