Clavin Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 Hi all. To those that have seen these already I apologize.. For the rest, these are from my site, which I will not post because I don't advertise or financially sponsor this site YET. I enjoy helping out. Brian I am going to I'll talk to you about that! More of my inlays: The living sea guitar- I didn't make the guitar, just the inlays A full body sailfish on an Braz rosewood telecaster A celtic cross on an box top Gandolf from Lord of the Rings- on a guitar battery cover A turning hammerhead shark on an 7 string guitar- the teeth are position markers. Buffalo bill And, last but not least a sperm whale fighting a giant squid on back of my whales guitar. Thanks all for looking, and being so supportive of my work! Craig Lavin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyG Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 i dont actually have anything to say.......completelly blown away...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 man i can see you in one of the photos! that is soo good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wylde1919 Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 GOOD GOD! Dude the Buffalo Bill is downright scary its so good! But i gotta say the Gandolf rocks hard! But then again I love the LOTR stuff any way. Do you have any how to books out? If so I would like to get my hands on one . If not.......Then you should! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DividedByJames Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 dude...those inlays are way cool...I like the deep ocean fish on the back and the striped fishy on the fingerboard. Are the sea horses inlays too? It looks like it is above the finish. The others are sweet too. What did you use for the blue water in the sailfish inlay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clavin Posted November 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 Thanks again guys. The seahorses on the truss cover are solid gold, glued to a black pearl, white pearl, and paua shell 3-d cut wave pattern. They have a ruby, and a saphire eye, (symbolic of the calm Vs. angry sea) and the algea fronds are synthetic opal. The whole piece is a 3-d jewelery piece pretty much. It's a real truss cover. It comes off with screws. Keith at www.whimsmith.com made the seahorses and cut the opal. I just designed it, and cut the shell, then assembled it. The blue is recon stone turquoise. I use a lot of it. (recon stone!) Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 All I can say is WOW. And here I am trying to cut simple stars out of Mexican abalone. I can't believe the potential and just wondering if I can ever produce such intricate quality one day. The viperfish, angler and hatchetfish are my favorites. Do you use a diamond cutting wheel to shape the pieces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saber Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 Simply amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 that truss rod cover is just plain old cool! and that swordfish is so real looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 That is so good, it just isn't funny anymore. Seriously, that is about the best inlaywork I've ever seen. That may not mean much coming from a guy like me, but those pics just made my day. Especially that living sea guitar had me drooling al over my keyboard and mousepad...that "carriburst" on the back of the neck looks so tasty, I wanna take a plunge in it. And the whole guitar's concept is awesome. When it comes to art, I may not be able to tell Van Gogh from Von Dutch, but I know when I see a masterpiece, period. One question though, the initial pics you posted showed the inlays in the wood before it is stained. Do you tape the inlays off before staining, or will the dye wipe off the inlays? I mean, you'd have to cut pretty exact maskings in order to not leave any blank spaces on the guitar body. Keep up the good work and do a few tutorials man. so long ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
want2design Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 *claps* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 Only now I see that on the rosewood telecaster, it looks as if you had actually added very small pieces of inlay as "splish" drops flying from the fish body...is that really or do me eyes betray me here? so long ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrock Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 MORE PICS. MORE PICS. MORE PICS. I gather that this isn't your first guitar , so there must be more pics somewhere. Talk to Brian and post your site. QUICK MAN, QUICK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noob Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 I've seen that site before...Simply amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 holey moley thats good! how do ya do it? mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 That is beautiful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespresence Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 B-U-Teeeee-Fullll! Abso-freakin-lutely Beautiful Work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clavin Posted November 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 Hi guys. man your all too much.. My head almost exploded (not hard for me ) I promis I'll get a tutorial going with my current piece. It's a photo-real piece of a friends wife in a "lady of the lake" scene. Tons of engraving, and a lot of detail. As for the cutting, it's all hand cut, with .03 blades and a standard jewelers saw. the water drops are silver dust and pearl pieces added to engraved/gouged small areas. Fill with glue and then sand. More pics soon, and a tutorial as well. Thanks for all the support! Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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