How to inlay your fretboard

[tujoz]

Take extra care with epoxy as some people have skin reactions to this stuff...well maybe only me

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so in this pic, what is the yellow thing? what are you doing exactly? the white thing is the inlay itself or the epoxy?

thanks!

Ok the yellow thingy is just my test pen to push the inlay in the cavity.You can use other thing of course(chop stick,screwdriver etc) And the white thing is the inlay itself.

 

[mus]

Great job tujoz! Looks great and customized!

 

[tujoz]

Great job tujoz! Looks great and customized!

Thanks Mus!

 

[tujoz]

Here's one more of my project.It's a Cort earth 72.Wasn't really in good shape when I got her.neck need setup,broken nut,buldging sound board. But after some TLC behold;

Parts change:
1) tuner heads
2) tusc nut
3) bone saddle
4) rosewood pins/end pin
5) customize inlay
6) SWEAT!!!

 

[tujoz]

Before some LURVE....

 

[eclipze]

really really nice tujoz.. u r very carefully

 

[tujoz]

really really nice tujoz.. u r very carefully

Thanks eclipze.

 

[Gr3y]

if you are using rosewood/ebony or anything dark, it's better to use black epoxy instead of just clear epoxy. It will be able to help you hide your mistakes in the routing.

Nice tutorial btw~

 

[tujoz]

if you are using rosewood/ebony or anything dark, it's better to use black epoxy instead of just clear epoxy. It will be able to help you hide your mistakes in the routing.

Nice tutorial btw~

Hi Gr3y thanks for the tip but for me i'll just reuse the saw dust from the rosewood and premix with the epoxy could do the same trick.

 

[SimpleAffairHQ]

about custom inlays

hi.. wondering if u do custom inlays for other ppl? i wanna heart inlays for my acoustic guitar.. also {{After it has set probably the next day. Comes the most tiring part, Sanding!!!
For me I use grid 280 to remove the epoxy then 350,400,600,800 and lastly 1200 to get it flushed and polished.
note: take note of the colour of the residue stop if the colour is brown, that is your fretboard and you'll probably end up scalloping it!!!}}

what do u mean by
---note: take note of the colour of the residue stop if the colour is brown, that is your fretboard and you'll probably end up scalloping it?????

after u finish the custom inlays the fretboard will be scalloped?

 

[obzervr]

Beautiful! I enjoy this very much.

 

[tujoz]

Thanks. Will update more pics of the new inlay project.

 

[fgl]

dam good work bro .... when I did inlays in the past I always do in combi with refret job - too tedious for me to sand each and every fret area .... painstakingly .... kudos to you for doing it ....

 

[tujoz]

Ok as promised 2 more inlay project that I completed;

My cousin's I Suzuki inlay with yellow acrylic!

 

[yankiut]

bro. i would love to do like this. how much you charge me if i wanted like les paul inlays to my les paul transparent guitar . the shape like square shape like that . msg me bro 92311270 .

 

[prototype]

mind if i ask where can I buy secondhand used power tools like a dremel or even a router? thanks! there quite expensive for a tool that wont be used often..

 

[Ikko]

bro. i would love to do like this. how much you charge me if i wanted like les paul inlays to my les paul transparent guitar . the shape like square shape like that . msg me bro 92311270 .

You mean crown shaped inlays like some of the gibsons ?

 

[the_damned]

Hey thanks for the share! Really awesome!