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| Author: | mikev [ Thu May 25, 2006 7:39 am ] |
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I know not everyone here like the fretboard vines, but tis the only inlay I've done so I thought I would post is. Was about a year ago, and the photo was before I cleared the epox out of the slots. Definately not up to par with the pros, but I thought I'd post it so some of you who are considering inlay for the first time can see that it is possible..the vine is MOP and the dot markers/flowers are abalone. Mike 
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| Author: | drfuzz [ Thu May 25, 2006 7:41 am ] |
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Looks pretty darn good to me 
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| Author: | John How [ Thu May 25, 2006 7:43 am ] |
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Great job Mike |
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Thu May 25, 2006 7:46 am ] |
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Sure does look good Mike, You should see my first  
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| Author: | Alain Desforges [ Thu May 25, 2006 7:57 am ] |
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Looks awesome! Great work. |
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| Author: | Arnt Rian [ Thu May 25, 2006 7:57 am ] |
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Hi Mike, your vine looks great! 
Did you do it in Amy Hopkin's inlay class over on MIMF? I took that class and made the same vine (as a believe Brock and some other OLF members did as well). Did you put the fingerboard on a guitar yet? |
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| Author: | CarltonM [ Thu May 25, 2006 8:10 am ] |
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Looks pretty darn good, for a first effort! Or a second, or third, or fourth... |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Thu May 25, 2006 8:53 am ] |
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Mike, i'm the kind of guy who's always in awe when i see such awesome work, and i find myself very ignorant of anything "inlay" so a stewpid question is poppin' out of my skull, the vine, does it come precut from MOP or do you have to cut and inlay small pieces at a time to do a whole vine on a fingerboard ? Hoping my question won't make you ROTFLYAO ! 
Sergio |
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| Author: | L. Presnall [ Thu May 25, 2006 10:54 am ] |
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I'd be proud to call that vine, mine!
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| Author: | mikev [ Thu May 25, 2006 11:23 am ] |
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Thanks for all the nice words guys, it was a fun project, one that I hope to do more of in the future. I started trying to put small paragliders on a guitar I rebuilt for my son, but have not been able to make them look like paragliders
Arnt, yes that is the MIMF vine, and no I haven't put it on a guitar yet. Not sure what I'm saving it for.. Serge, the MOP comes in flat sheets about 1 to 2sq inches and you cut all the different shapes then route the fretboard. I think you can get precut vine pieces though. But then there wouldn't be any little mistakes. Mike |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Thu May 25, 2006 3:05 pm ] |
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Thanks Mike, i appreciate it! 
Serge |
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| Author: | L. Presnall [ Fri May 26, 2006 12:24 am ] |
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Serge, if you want a pre-cut vine, try Andy DePaul http://www.luthiersupply.com/vineinlaypage.html His stuff is awesome and very reasonable! |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Fri May 26, 2006 12:26 am ] |
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Thanks Larry!
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| Author: | L. Presnall [ Fri May 26, 2006 2:51 am ] |
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DeNada! |
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Fri May 26, 2006 5:10 am ] |
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Mike, that looks great to me, too. You know what you could try is just a bit of engraving. Deepen (and further define) the leaves...put some veining on them, etc. Now perhaps I just can't see it if you've already done that (pic is a bit blurry). But if not, that would help make it more your own. And who knows? You just might want to build a guitar around it to show it off! Steve |
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| Author: | CarltonM [ Fri May 26, 2006 6:25 am ] |
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[QUOTE=mikev] I think you can get precut vine pieces though. But then there wouldn't be any little mistakes. Mike[/QUOTE] Now THAT'S the right attitude!
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