LGM Guitars Posted November 29, 2003 Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 Thought you guys might enjoy this, it's a lid from an antique record player she has, she is nuts about squirrels (pun intended LOL) so I inlayed this for her Materials are Bronze MOP, gold MOP, white MOP, black MOP, and paua rim abalam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 29, 2003 Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 cool.you must have a great mom to do so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 thats awesome looking! those acorns really look cool at the corners too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackyB Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 Great inlay job, I'm sure your mom will love it. Did you do the design completely by hand, or did you have a reference photo or template of some sort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noob Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 LGM: Dude! Your skills are getting better & better!!! Glad to see you back on the forum, you've been kind of "on the down low" lately Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 Very impressive man. You definately love yer mom. And she WILL love you if she doesnt now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyG Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 man thats to damn cute lol. looks seriouslly good. *Noob question alert lol* out of interest how do you do the black lines, the ones on the fur and also around the eyes etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jem7RB UK Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 Jer as usual,i'm gobsmacked,Your work is definately getting better,if thats at all possible Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 *Noob question alert lol* out of interest how do you do the black lines, the ones on the fur and also around the eyes etc. same question as him, like the eyes, around the end of the tail, and all the black lines, i'll take a stabe in the dark guess that u mixed some black MOP dust with epoxy and got it in there with a sering?? or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clavin Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 Very cool! Nice job all around. Your skills are getting better. Nice engraving touches as well. Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted December 1, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 Thanks Craig, that means alot coming from someone with your inlaying prowess. I am more than pleased considering this is only my 3rd inlay using all shell, everything else in the past has been done using synthetics. The first all shell inlay I did was quite simple, just a vine, didn't really have to fit anything together, the second was the dolphins, I am very pleased with it, and this is the third. This little guy has 24 pieces in the squirrel alone, the acorns are 2 pieces each of course, and the abalam is 2 pieces. I was alot more careful about having the parts fit accurately all around and not having to use anything to fill it with. The little black lines are all engraved and filled with black enamel. Then filled with clear epoxy to build the depth and all sanded down and polished oh yeah, all the lines around the outside of the pieces (the kind of fuzzy furry lines around the tail etc) are all cut in, just the black within the pieces is engraved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 Excellent work and yes your skill has grown quite alot! Now if I could just teach ya to go to the post office Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted December 2, 2003 Report Share Posted December 2, 2003 your the shiz man. thats awesome. I was planning on making a table with inlay for my mom this christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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