by admin | Sep 22, 2011 | Acoustic guitars, Custom guitars>Custom inlays
Making the neck Read part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 Routing the truss rod slot Gluing on the fretboard Carving the heel The neck is test fitted Mother of pearl marker dots Laying out the headstock inlays The paper pattern is glued to the mother of...
by admin | Jul 19, 2011 | Acoustic guitars, Custom guitars>Custom inlays
A guitar made with the oldest workable wood in the world! Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 The Ancient Kauri Bailey Bootlegger Custom guitar is now finished and has already flown the nest. Sandy came to our ‘Guitar Sunday’ at The Firehouse to...
by admin | May 16, 2011 | Acoustic guitars, Custom guitars>Custom inlays
…Mother of Pearl ‘Southern Cross’ inlay… Read Part1, Part 2, Part 3 After the glue is hard the inlay is sanded flat…it’s finished! The inlays are glued with a paste made from epoxy and wood dust Test fitting the inlays- they should...
by admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Custom guitars>Custom inlays, Electric guitars
Bailey inlays and Alec logo About Inlays and water decals: The Bailey logos are made from Black Tahiti Pearl as are the fret position marker dots. This is what we call an ‘inlay’. These are carefully cut out by hand using a jewellers coping saw then a slot...
by admin | Mar 24, 2011 | Custom guitars>Custom inlays, Electric guitars>Bass guitars
A tip for inlaying into maple Sometimes when drilling into softer woods the edges of the hole can look a little rough. The wood can be torn by the drill as it enters, leaving a furry edge like in the second picture above. To avoid this a coat of sealer is applied...
by admin | Dec 16, 2010 | Acoustic guitars, Artists, Custom guitars>Custom inlays, Repairs
Aug 11, 2009 @ 14:09 Me and Carol delivered the guitar to Martin today. To be honest I was still not sure about the magnets holding on the truss rod cover and the knot-work panel on the side of the guitar. I had left this unglued because it was the only access to the...
