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| Author: | Matt Gage [ Sun Nov 27, 2005 11:16 pm ] |
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I am not known for my inlay work, in fact this is my first attempt at filling a customers request to personalize one of my guitars. This star of David was a fun first project. I may make another one as I got a lot better at cutting the angles as I went along. 
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| Author: | LanceK [ Sun Nov 27, 2005 11:22 pm ] |
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Very nice Matt! Will it be going in ebony? |
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| Author: | Mike Mahar [ Sun Nov 27, 2005 11:38 pm ] |
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Matt, If you want to make your star a bit fancier, you might consider using an overlapped design. This seems to be a traditional form for the Star of David.  |
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| Author: | Matt Gage [ Mon Nov 28, 2005 1:19 am ] |
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Thanks, no it will be inlayed into a redish colored brazilian headplate. Mike, that one is definitly cooler than the one I did, and as I look at it, I think yours is one less cut per side than mine. all I know is I am going cross eyed, I have a ton of respect for you inlay artist guys, it is very demanding work, and I feel like I am all thumbs. Matt |
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Mon Nov 28, 2005 1:34 am ] |
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That turned out real nice Matt.I have a lot of respect for the pro inlay artists out there too! I've only done a few inlays myself. Excellant job! |
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| Author: | L. Presnall [ Mon Nov 28, 2005 1:56 am ] |
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 Nice! I know the more I try to do inlay work, the more I respect the guitars I see on this forum!
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| Author: | Skip Beach [ Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:52 am ] |
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Very neat work Matt. It's not so "incredibly" difficult after all is it? Careful planning & forethought applied to the design stage and patience applied to the cutting process will allow you to do pretty cool inlay - even without lots of experience. I'll bet your next one will be even more intricate. In fact, I've found that the hardest inlay cutting to do well is following a straight line - like you did. The curvy stuff allows for a more forgiving (read looser or sloppier) approach that can be smoothed with needle files before being inlaid. Skip |
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| Author: | Bill N [ Mon Nov 28, 2005 3:50 am ] |
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Nice work Matt. |
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| Author: | ctholden [ Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:22 am ] |
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Hi Matt. Hey, you've got to start somewhere, right? And that is not a bad start at all. It will make for a beautiful addition to your guitar. Let's see pics when you're done. Craig |
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