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Author:  Barry Daniels [ Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:15 am ]
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Here's what happens when you let the client design the inlay. It probably didn't appear to be difficult to him when sketching with a pencil. But it took me about two months to complete.
Author:  DannyV [ Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:31 am ]
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Wow Barry! Beautifully done. Your client should be pretty happy with that.

Cheers,
Danny
Author:  mateo4x4 [ Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:42 am ]
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Wow! They would have to be pretty blind to not be happy with it! :-)
Author:  Rod True [ Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:16 pm ]
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That's very nice Berry. I want to see the rest of it though. Is it an archie?
Author:  Bob Long [ Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:23 pm ]
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That is beautiful, Barry!! Definitely not overboard. We should all have more clients like that!
Author:  Edward Taylor [ Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:30 pm ]
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Thats beautiful for sure. You can never have too much inlay... :)
Author:  John A [ Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:22 pm ]
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not overdone - let's see the rest of the guitar -

excellent work !
Author:  StevenWheeler [ Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:37 pm ]
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Wow!
I think that exceeds birdseye. Maybe we need a new catagory. Moon scape maple?
Author:  Michael Dale Payne [ Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:47 pm ]
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I like that [:Y:] It is sort of an Es335 with an L5s shape [clap]
Author:  mateo4x4 [ Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:49 pm ]
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StevenWheeler wrote:
Wow!
I think that exceeds birdseye. Maybe we need a new catagory. Moon scape maple?


Or how about " Birds- 'Holy [bleep]-[bleep] that is [bleep]-ing fantastic' -eye Maple"?

:-)
Author:  davo8411 [ Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:59 pm ]
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Beautiful inlay Barry. I'm doing my first inlay now. What materials did you use in this inlay, and how do you obtain such crisp lettering?

Thanks.
Author:  Barry Daniels [ Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:21 pm ]
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Chris, you amazed me with that. Good memory.

Dave, I actually cheated on the lettering. I laid a decal with the words printed on the computer over the MOP. My engraving skills are not up to lettering.

The inlay from the top down was MOP banner, quilted maple veneer cloud, MOP Snowy Egret with brass beak, trees from several types of wood veneer, and simulated water using crotch figured mahogany veneer.

The shape was taken from an old Gretsch and shrunk down to a lower bout width of 15". The back and sides were laminated and the top was carved from solid sitka. The sides of the guitar were 1-1/2" wide and there is a 3/4 length solid block tying the top to the back. I made this about 3 years ago. I want to make one for myself someday as it was a very comfortable guitar to play.

Thanks for the comments guys!
Author:  Robert Dunn [ Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:27 pm ]
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more of an overlay i think. beatiful!
Author:  Steve Kinnaird [ Thu Nov 26, 2009 8:55 pm ]
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Hey Barry, how many of those have you done?
Seems like we saw one at the OLF get together on a different guitar?
Anyway, NO--it's NOT overkill. It's great.

Steve
Author:  Chris Paulick [ Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:32 pm ]
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That's really nice Barry. The result was worth the time.
Author:  Barry Daniels [ Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:28 am ]
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Steve, no that is the guitar you saw. Only made one thinline so far.
Author:  Steve Frost [ Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:57 pm ]
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Hard to tell , Barry- let's see the sketch!
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