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Matt Gage
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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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Very nice Matt! Will it be going in ebony?

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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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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.

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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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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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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.

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Nice work Matt.
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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.

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