Maurits Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Still learning to do this stuff properly as you can see, maybe my next one will be a multi piece inlay. Material is Gold Mother-of-Pearl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPboco Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 nice clean work!! love it props Connor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unrealize Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Very neat, I like it! love impossible shapes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Very nice for your first inlay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Sharp! Is it separate sections or 1 piece engraved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wohzah Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Yeh great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurits Posted March 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 (edited) Thanks a lot guys, much appreciated. It's one piece, which I engraved. Wasn't up to a multi piece one yet. I plan to do one soon though. Daniel: This isn't my first, it's one of my first, my first was in my bass which was quite scary, taking a router to a nearly completed instrument. This is my first inlay (apart from some random practice stuff that is). Again one piece, made from aluminium. Edited March 12, 2008 by Maurits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Ahh my mistake. Well they both are very nice regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurits Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 (edited) No worries Daniel Here's one I've been working on this afternoon/evening. My first multi piece (5 pieces here) inlay. Materials: -hook and head - aluminium -body - MOP -wings - gold MOP Here it is before gluing. Edit: Just noticed how bad the picture is, can't even tell apart the materials. I'll post a better one when it's sanded and engraved. Edited March 13, 2008 by Maurits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Looking very clean! You really look like you take pride in your work (and it shows ). Inlay is a real kick, but it also can become taxing to me (I often have to bounce in and out of working on bits many times before I actually get something completed). It is a nice feeling though, when you look at your completed works. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Yea! A fishing inlay, how cool is that! I actually just posted a fishing picture in the off topics section in the members pictures thread. I've only seen a few fishing inlays, one which was done by a member here who is extremely proficient at inlaying and I always get a kick out of seeing them. I'll probably end up doing some in the future, but not until I get better at inlaying and develop a tasteful fishing inlay like yours is. Very nice stuff. Can't wait to see some more pics. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurits Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Cheers guys. Rich: You're absolutely right, it is a great feeling to see a completed piece. I find that I keep going over to my desk and looking at it. Rentis: I just saw that pic of you and the trout. That's a great looking fish, did you catch it on a fly? I'm probably going fly fishing in Norway this summer which should be a blast. Here's a pic of the finished inlay, finished with shellac and tru-oil. Quite happy with how it turned out. Not too many gaps between inlay and the surrounding wood, and the small gaps that are present aren't noticable from a distance greater than 5 cm's. I'm gonna get my hands on a better camera and tripod next week, so a better picture will be posted later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Yeah, that turned out great! As for the fish, sadly no I caught it on bait, though I love catching trout on lures, including flies. Anyhow, very neat inlay! It inspired me to start designing one and I did last night, but it still needs refining. Its like a mix between a yin and yang sign and the pisces symbol. It'll be a while before I attempt to cut the inlay though. Very cool stuff and keep the cool pictures coming. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurits Posted May 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Here's two more inlays I've done since the fly, both trussrod covers. -Aluminium into ebony, size: approx. 35x18 mm. Has been shaped a bit better since the photo was taken. -Gold MOP into ebony, size: approx. 18x18 mm. Will be put on a Nightengale bass headstock. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y284/Maur...nlay/OmDone.jpg Both still need to be finished, I'll use tru-oil for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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