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| Author: | Steve Saville [ Sat May 17, 2008 3:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Abalone Rosette question. |
How do you make a rosette from this? DO you just cut a channel very close to the ID and OD of the abalone rosette then and glue in each piece then fill with ebony dust and CA? There are so many pieces! I was planning on making a ring from ebony, inlaying the abalone into that and then inlaying that completed ring into the top. Should I skip the ebony ring part? Thanks! 
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| Author: | Steve Brown [ Sat May 17, 2008 4:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Abalone Rosette question. |
These type of inlays from Asia are very thin so be careful to mount it exactly flush. Your can inlay each piece which is a lot of work. I suggest that you hot glue it to a piece of plastic then soak in hot water to remove the pieces from the card that they are currently glued to. Then you can cut a rebate in your top to fit the whole thing into. Cut it a little large to help the fit and to let you make a perfect inside and outside circle and install a thin BWB accent stripe. I have used some of this type inlay that I got on eBay. This is how I did the rosette on this guitar  Fill the voids with black CA. I hope this helps. Steve |
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| Author: | Andy Zimmerman [ Sat May 17, 2008 4:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Abalone Rosette question. |
Steve I have made a bunch of guitars with that rosette. What I do is rout a channel a bit wider than the pearl. Both inside and out. I then CA in some bwb rings leaving the inner channel free to place the pearl rosette. I just carefully place each piece of pearl and then wick a tiny amount of CA to hold them in place. I fill the surrounding area with dyed epoxy. I have used everything from wood dust to epoxy tints to brass powder to add color the fill of the epoxy. They all work just fine. Once dry, I run the top through my thickness sander. I DON"T inlay it in a piece of ebony first!!! Call me if you have any questions. Andy |
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| Author: | Steve Saville [ Mon May 19, 2008 10:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Abalone Rosette question. |
Thanks Andy. I think I have it now. |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Wed May 21, 2008 11:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Abalone Rosette question. |
Steve; Are you going to use the radius it came in? If so -rout a channel that radius and the depth you need- then fill with epoxy and turn the whole piece upside down and set into the channel. Let dry then sand or scrape the backing off! Then make slots for purfs! ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up") Mike |
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| Author: | Steve Saville [ Wed May 21, 2008 11:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Abalone Rosette question. |
Mike, That sounds too easy! Thanks for the tip! |
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