wwwdotcomdotnet Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 I am not having any luck finding pre cut inlay from places other than Stew Mac and LMI. Any suggestions? I don't have a specific design I am looking for, I just want more options to choose from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmarlin Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 I havent really found a wide selection of precuts, they are all your basic selection. So I am now moving on to cutting my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwwdotcomdotnet Posted April 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 I havent really found a wide selection of precuts, they are all your basic selection. So I am now moving on to cutting my own. the more ive looked into it, the more expessive its getting, so i will most likely head in that direction as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burge guitar Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 I am not having any luck finding pre cut inlay from places other than Stew Mac and LMI. Any suggestions? I don't have a specific design I am looking for, I just want more options to choose from. Try this web site http://www.luthiersupply.com/purchasepage.html This is depaul supply Jesse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntinDoug Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 I am not having any luck finding pre cut inlay from places other than Stew Mac and LMI. Any suggestions? I don't have a specific design I am looking for, I just want more options to choose from. Shoot me an email of roughly what you are looking for. I can cut just about any custom shape in most woods & pearlessence. I'm sure I can hook you up. Here is a couple recent examples: huntindoug@aol.com http://members.aol.com/huntindoug/sample1.jpg http://members.aol.com/huntindoug/sample2.jpg http://members.aol.com/huntindoug/rosecross2.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 For precut shell inlay Andy Depaule is a wonderful source . He can cut custom designs for you also(he just needs a drawing or cad file). His shell blanks are top notch. Definately a great source. If you are interested in cutting your own designs it is not very expensive to get set up and is a lot of fun. Good luck with your search, Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmarlin Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Wow HuntinDoug, That is nice I want to make my own but looking at yours makes me want one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Wow thats such a beautiful wavy/figured (if thats what it's called) piece of pearl. Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batfink Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Wow thats such a beautiful wavy/figured (if thats what it's called) piece of pearl. Amazing! Thats M.O.T not M.O.P................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Wow thats such a beautiful wavy/figured (if thats what it's called) piece of pearl. Amazing! Thats M.O.T not M.O.P................. Ok well I don't know inlay, so what does that mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Mother of Toilet (Seat) vs. Mother of Pearl. MOT is called MOTO by Fender; also known as Mother of Luncheonette. The first time I saw the reference was in Guitar Player magazine in the 80s in the column Cheap Thrills and Pawnshop Prizes by Teisco Del Rey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntinDoug Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Actually, it's called "Pearlessence". It comes in a wide range of colors, and it works & sands really well. The quality has come a long way in the past 10 years. It works well for large pieces like the tribal inlay. You would never find a piece of shell that big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Actually, it's called "Pearlessence". It comes in a wide range of colors, and it works & sands really well. The quality has come a long way in the past 10 years. It works well for large pieces like the tribal inlay. You would never find a piece of shell that big. The plastics have come a long way in terms of their looks, and durability. To me shell has a better flash, depth,color and hardness(you can't debate that). At ten feet maybe the look is similar, but if a person really looks at you inlay(which is the idea) the two materials look very different. I would be perfectly cool with using all sorts of different materials if they have the look that suits the inlay best(recon stone, stone, acrylics, metals, shell, wood). If I wanted the look of shell I would use shell of course, and if I needed larger pieces Ablam comes in very large sheets(4"x9"??). As far as MOP itself @ $11.00 an oz. for large pieces(@.05" slabs an ounce goes a long way), I find it very inexpensive. So I guess I am pro using all sorts of materials, but con using something that does not look as good just because of cost(especially when we use such small amounts of material for inlay in general). I wouldn't hesitate to use $70 an oz shell next to $2.00 per oz. acrylic if it looked the way I wanted it. I would never use $3.00 worth of acrylic in place of $11.00 worth of MOP to save a few dollars(my work and time are worth to much to me for that). Hope that makes sence, and came across as correctly Rich HuntinDoug- Will your cutting machine also cut shell or recon stane? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cSuttle Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 (edited) I do cuts for shell of all kinds if you want the real shell. I don't do MOT, so if you want that call Doug. Here is a precut I did for a banjo maker. Edited April 18, 2007 by cSuttle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntinDoug Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 I have cut abalam before with the laser with decent results. MOP is generally too thick & dense. Most of the time it burns. Although I do cut a lot of the thinner headstock MOP & abalone. Here is an example of something I did for the J/C custom shop: I do work for them on a regular basis. Oddly enough, they were the ones who turned me on to the pearlessence material. A lot of "purists" think that nobody uses the "toilet seat" material. Jackson uses it regularly on custom pieces that require color, or a large single piece inlay. They are also starting to use a good amount of wood fretboard inlay: (this one was not for Jackson) http://members.aol.com/huntindoug/flameinlay.jpg I have an upcoming bloodwood & purpleheart flame pattern fretboard inlay that should be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmarlin Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 I am working on a flame themed guitar right now and your making it hard not to steal your designs for my fret board , just kidding I just finished up my design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batfink Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 I have cut abalam before with the laser with decent results. MOP is generally too thick & dense. Most of the time it burns. Although I do cut a lot of the thinner headstock MOP & abalone. Here is an example of something I did for the J/C custom shop: I do work for them on a regular basis. Oddly enough, they were the ones who turned me on to the pearlessence material. A lot of "purists" think that nobody uses the "toilet seat" material. Jackson uses it regularly on custom pieces that require color, or a large single piece inlay. They are also starting to use a good amount of wood fretboard inlay: (this one was not for Jackson) http://members.aol.com/huntindoug/flameinlay.jpg I have an upcoming bloodwood & purpleheart flame pattern fretboard inlay that should be cool. Doug, Just want to say i wasn't dissing you for your use of materials as i'm 100% aware you use CNC of which shell isn't the happiest material to use....me, i'd inlay my own eyeball if it fell out of my head Jem Nocturne-Guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cSuttle Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 MOT is what Gibson uses on their block too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 I am not having any luck finding pre cut inlay from places other than Stew Mac and LMI. Any suggestions? I don't have a specific design I am looking for, I just want more options to choose from. hey man, check out ebay. they have a million different types of pre cut inlays. they have really nice abalone block and trapazoid inlays, sharkfin inlays, sharktooth inlays, and some even offer custom inays. the abalone inlay set is only 20 bucks, you cant beat that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Be careful buying inlay on ebay.From what I understand,alot of it is super thin and does not take sanding to radius very well.Having said that,I have never used it myself.I think that I would stick with the reputeable guys already mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwwdotcomdotnet Posted April 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 thanks for all the suggestions guys, but i think that i will go with the depaul inlays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 thanks for all the suggestions guys, but i think that i will go with the depaul inlays! Good Choice! Andy is a super source. You will be very please with the material and especially the service. Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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