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Anthony, thank you for the kinds words.
My day job has been soaking up a lot of my time lately,
but, I promise to do better with the pics on my next build!

Hesh & Bill,

Well, funny you should ask!

One day while working on my guitar in the old shed, I got to thinking,
I‘d like to do some kind of inlay on the peghead. I thought, my name.
My initials. My boys name. Combination of my name and my boys name.
Well, you get the idea! Then the proverbial “light bulb” went off over my head!
Which doesn’t happen much anymore, due to the loss of voltage in my brain over the years.

Anyway, there I was, just standing there, staring at the peghead, when I said to myself!
Hey! I wonder what’s on my family crest! So, to the web I went! lions were everywhere.
There were deer, eagles, boars, dogs, and all kinds of emblems. When I came across mine, I said “hmm”
that’s sort of unique! A Unicorn! And, not just any old bright eyed, bushy tailed, with long eyelashes,
and kaleidoscope colors unicorn. This unicorn was Bold, Proud, and Brave! Not that I resemble any
of those characteristics. However, some Dobbs in the past must have. Course, in those days, it
was real popular to be bold, proud, and brave, along with a large serving of chivalry.

So, in respect of my forefathers, I shall carry on the tradition, and proudly inlay the noble unicorn
on my guitars! (Since I don’t have a shield or a sword to weld around) And, if I’m fortunate, they
will say to themselves. “Robert, my that inlay serve you well!”

Thanks for listening,

Robert

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Everything has beauty, But, not everyone see's it!

Robert,

Very nicely done! From our conversations lately, I thought you were showing pictures of a new baby in the family!

To place credit in the proper place folks, Robert supplied a drawing for the inlay which I cleaned up a bit. He was willing to inlay it into the veneer, but decided against it after receiving a photo of the cut shell.( He was so close to completing the guitar, I think he got cold feet to inlay + was anxious to complete the build.)

To me, the inlay is far over shadowed by the completion of a fine first guitar!
Congratulations on a job well done!!!

Paul

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Paul Bordeaux
http://www.bordeauxinlay.com