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Well I made my first attempt at inlay and it didn't come out too bad, I'm happy. All in all it was a learning experience. I have a little cleaning to do tomorrow right now I have the fingerboard glued to the neck and it will set for now. I made this out of shells I picked up on a beach in Mexico.



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Cool!  Nice job. 

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Good Job Peter! I like it.

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Very nice indeed and with your own shells - even better! 


 


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Nice job!  Inlaying in rosewood is always harder than ebony because you cant hide the over cuts as easily. Having made the inlay from shells yo0u gathered yourself is just a really big plus in my book!

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Nice job Peter.
How hard was it to process the shell yourself?


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For not knowing what I was doing, not too bad. I had collected quite a bit, I had this idea for a while. My design is as simple as it gets. I just selected a semi flat piece and started sanding. Once it was relatively flat I cut it with a jewelers saw. Again the pieces were small and simple I think that was the key.


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I think that's an excellent first attempt!! I'm with Todd, when the finish hits it, it will really pop. Great job.

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