maikman Posted July 25, 2007 Report Posted July 25, 2007 I remember seeing the guitar with epoxy/microballoon inlays and was wondering if black epoxy alone will work as an inlay. I'm using a maple fretboard so I dont want the epoxy to end up staining it and having to remake my neck. The reason I'm trying to go the easy route and not inlay premade letters is A. I can use my own font and B. its my first inlay/neck and I thought this might be easier Thanks, Matt Quote
Mattia Posted July 25, 2007 Report Posted July 25, 2007 I remember seeing the guitar with epoxy/microballoon inlays and was wondering if black epoxy alone will work as an inlay. I'm using a maple fretboard so I dont want the epoxy to end up staining it and having to remake my neck. The reason I'm trying to go the easy route and not inlay premade letters is A. I can use my own font and B. its my first inlay/neck and I thought this might be easier Thanks, Matt dunno about the need for fillers (microbaloons), but crushed recon or glitter sure does work. Thing is, inlaying in maple is always difficult; getting a clean route is the hard part, whether you're matching a solid piece of inlay or just want to fill with glue. Quote
cukaracha Posted July 25, 2007 Report Posted July 25, 2007 what type of epoxy is used for inlaying? Quote
Mattia Posted July 25, 2007 Report Posted July 25, 2007 Whatever epoxy you like, really. Personally, I use superglue. Quote
mattharris75 Posted July 25, 2007 Report Posted July 25, 2007 There's another alternative if you want to keep things simple. Design a logo or pick a font you like and send it to HuntinDoug. He can do a scrimshaw inlay within a circle based on a standard forstner bit size. In my case I used 1". This means rather than difficult routing of your maple you can use a forstner bit in a drill press and have a really cool and custom look fairly simply. You can then fill in the recessed area with a colored epoxy for the contrasting color. I can't post/view from photobucket at work, so just check out this thread and find the appropriate picture: Scrimshaw Inlay on Headstock Quote
cSuttle Posted July 25, 2007 Report Posted July 25, 2007 Whatever epoxy you like, really. Personally, I use superglue. +1 I've tried a lot of the different, high end epoxies and I've found the cheap superglue stuff to be the best. It color better and is easier to handle. At less then $3 a tube it's a bargain. Quote
cukaracha Posted July 27, 2007 Report Posted July 27, 2007 Superglue...?? isn't that stuff clear? aren't inlays supposed to be white/whitish..? also, is it possible to use clear epoxy/superglue and mix it with silver glitter to make an inlay? Quote
Mattia Posted July 27, 2007 Report Posted July 27, 2007 You could pack the cavity with whatever you want (dust, glitter, baking soda, whatever), drop superglue on, and voila. Test on scrap to check the results are what you want, though. Quote
cukaracha Posted July 27, 2007 Report Posted July 27, 2007 so i pack the cavity first and not mix the material with the glue...?? hmm... what if the cavity is quite deep? do i do it in layers? Quote
Jaam Posted July 27, 2007 Report Posted July 27, 2007 I see a cheap and easy tutorial coming up... :D Quote
Mattia Posted July 27, 2007 Report Posted July 27, 2007 It's the same as gap filling, really. And why would the cavity be deep? That's something you can control. Quote
PTU 7's. Posted July 30, 2007 Report Posted July 30, 2007 A friend made an Ibanez jem style guitar and the inlay was made with epoxi and wood dust. And it looks like this More pics here http://www.guitarraonline.com.ar/phpbb2/vi...sc&start=45 Quote
jmrentis Posted July 31, 2007 Report Posted July 31, 2007 Thats a very nice build going on by your friend. I like the the details of it; everything from filler inlays on maple to the thin laminate under the fretboard. Clean body as well. Very nice stuff. Offer my compliments to him if you will. I've been thinking about trying a thin piece of wood under the fretboard with no binding because I have a couple pieces of purpleheart that would work perfect for that and not much else. Do you know what the wood is under the fretboard? Thickness as well? Thanks for sharing that. J Quote
PTU 7's. Posted August 2, 2007 Report Posted August 2, 2007 Thats a very nice build going on by your friend. I like the the details of it; everything from filler inlays on maple to the thin laminate under the fretboard. Clean body as well. Very nice stuff. Offer my compliments to him if you will. I've been thinking about trying a thin piece of wood under the fretboard with no binding because I have a couple pieces of purpleheart that would work perfect for that and not much else. Do you know what the wood is under the fretboard? Thickness as well? Thanks for sharing that. J Are argentinian woods. I think that it's cancharana, that it's a wood almost = to the mahogany. the thickness it's 2mm IIRC. Quote
jmrentis Posted August 2, 2007 Report Posted August 2, 2007 (edited) Cool, thanks for the response. I think its cool to use local woods, some of which other people have never seen before. Makes it unique in a way, cool stuff. Again thanks for the response and answers. J PS: I just looked around and found a couple different guitars that used this wood and it looks very nice all finished, very cool choice for certain. I even saw a les paul woth a cancharana top and smartwood body, that looked interesting. Plus a bunch more guitars that came from that site I found Spanish Luthier site (I think). There are a few guitars that he uses that wood for and they all look nice. Anyhow, cool stuff man and thanks for the answers. J PPS: If you go through his bass guitars, he uses a lot of that wood and even has an entire bass body made out of it and it looks really nice. Edited August 2, 2007 by jmrentis Quote
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