Mother of Pearl Inlay - Britton Guitars
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- Опубліковано 14 кві 2017
- Here at Britton Guitars- 4 room shop, I am completing a mother of pearl logo inlay on the headstock of an mahogany acoustic guitar.
I created my logo in Adobe Illustrator and sent the file as a PDF to luthiersupply.com (De Paule Supply) to have it created in Gold Mother of Pearl. If you order MOP from De Paule for headstock or fretboards you can request a PDF or Jpeg of the MOP design. Print it out and use spray adhesive to attach it to the wood, as a guide.
Mother of Pearl supplier:
De Paule Supplies luthiersupply.com
Guitar wood, building materials/supplies and tools:
www.stewmac.com
www.lmii.com
Guitar Woods:
crookedroadhardwoods.com
Beautifully done and perfectly explained . I have a headstock I'd like to inlay but I'll probably go through a lot of scrap wood to approach that degree of router control .
Something to aspire to in the new year . Thanks for the video .
I feel lucky to have found this video. I am planning some inlay for a clock and need some guidance on the fitting and epoxy work. Also great tips about luthier supply which have ready made pearl and abalone pieces for just about any use.
Excellent tutorial! I have some mother of pearl on the way...can't wait to start my first project!
Very nice video. Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day.
That is craftsmanship! Well done!!!
Beautifully done! I am going to try your dremel approach with my bowl inlays as opposed to hand carving. Also the more fluid epoxy. Thanks from MT
Such an excellent tutorial. The camera work is perfect allowing clear accurate close ups. Much thanks for the time, effort in involved in putting this video together
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You really have the best tutorials that I have seen and are a good teacher to boot. I always look forward to new tips and advise. Beautiful work, thanks for doing these videos.
Thanks!! How is your build going?
Thanks for the reply. The dang refrigerator died about two months back, so it has to be replaced first. What a let down, it was just out of warranty, and a piece of crap that's about par for the course ain't it.....oh well. I should have the darned thing paid for by the middle of the summer, ...... that is, if these lunatic's don't nuke us before I can get started. I appreciate the video's, every one of them.
Do you prefer plastic binding or wood binding when you build a guitar? And does it matter one way or the other? I have heard that plastic is much easier to work with, is this correct?
I prefer wood, there are issues with both, the wood requires bending before applying but wood glued to wood is always a more stable structure,, the plastic requires no bending but the glueing can be a real challenge, there are so many different ideas about which glue to use, acetone, solvent cement. The plastic actually melts a bit to bond with wood. Im sure with practice... the proper amount of glue, solvent and melting can be achieved for the optimum bond...but?? I prefer wood.
I think that wood trim looks really nice. l have always thought that wood trim makes a guitar look a whole lot nicer. Can a decent bending iron be made out of a piece of pipe, for bending trim, and sides? Or is it better to just buy one from lmi etc?
Great video, thanks.
good tips with the string gauge
I use a little dab of Elmers white glue to tack pieces down. I can then scribe them accurately. Then simply tap them gently from the side or dab a bit of warm water on them. Soak the pearl pieces in water and wipe the glue off.
Very nice job.... I’m going to be doing some Mother of Pearl letters on the peghead of my current guitar but the ones I have are quite a bit smaller than yours so I have my work cut out...
thanks for the vid! ... Im doing my first inlay project. Its on a headstock that does not have a veneer. I plan on painting the headstock black with a mother of pearl inlay. I was picturing that I was going to first paint several black coats. Do the inlay with some black epoxy then sand. knowing that I might remove some black paint, can I assume if I have to respray.. I can spray over the inlay in hopes that it would sand off when Im prepping for clear coats?? Any advice would be great... Thank you!!
If you route the channel to make the mother of pearl proud of the surface by 10 to 20 thousandths then apply the black lacquer in many many thick layers to near level with the mother of pearl you might have a chance to make it work.
The work is. Beautiful,,question though. Why not grain fill the headstock before gluing to the neck?
Thanks.
You could grain fill the ebony veneer before glueing it to the headstock, but it would be an additional step, considering you must grain fill the entire neck. Grain filling is part of the finishing process and its much easier to grain fill the entire neck including the headstock at one time.
Hello thanks for the video. I'm upgrading my les paul type guitar first time. I already removed headstock veneer and I bought new uncut fibreboard veneer. My question is how do I apply new veneer on headstock without overspilling glue into headstock as my guitar already tinted and lacquered. Also when do need drill tuning pig holes and truss rod adjustment hole?
Any suggestions or recommendation would greatly appreciate.
You can tape off the headstock sides, just shy of the edge where the head plate will glue on also the fretboard, nut and truss rod area, all taped off, wipe off the squeeze out with a damp cloth till you see no glue. The tuner holes & truss rod area can be drilled and cut before or after, using the old veneer or the headstock as your template. You can draw in pencil the entire headstock on the veneer and drill and cut it before glue, after would be bit more delicate process. After glue up flush trim the edge with a small router and flush trim bit. If the head plate is part of the nut channel that would be cut with a fine hand saw or a band saw to the correct 90° angle to the nut slot.
@@dbhoward56 thank you for your help
Beautiful work thank you for making the video, nice to see a craftsman at work. I’m curious where did you purchase the ebony dust as I would like to try some pearl in laying.
I kept calling it ebony dust (not sure why)...it's actually a black powder dye, that is water soluble, from LMII... www.lmii.com/dyes-colorants/3004-wood-dye-water-soluble-powdered-black-12-ounce.html
Thank you for the information.
Whats the size of the drill bit used in this video? By the way great tutorial
In the video I am using a 1/16" inch Downcut router bit, I normally use a 1/32" but had just broke my last one, pushing too fast.
hello, excellent video; I am doing a home project, and I want to embed a logo; What type of glue do you use? Thanks for the help!
On a guitar I use epoxy (z-poxy) to inlay mother of pearl and on a rosette that has intricate pieces I will use CA (super) glue, on most inlays of wood into wood I use regular titebond wood glue.
@@dbhoward56 ok! thanks!!
What glue do u use to keep ur stencil in place?
Dap Weldwood Spray adhesive, any spray adhesive will work.
What is the working time for the Z-poxy?
It has a 20 t0 30 minute working time and if the mix is correct it cures in about 3 hours.
@@dbhoward56 Thank you!
Attach a piece of masking tape to the bit, and it'll blow away all the sawdust.
Did you notice the clear plastic line, in the setup? Its a tube to a small air pump attached to the dremel base that blows the dust away from the bit.
whooosh Sir, you are a master, that's liuthery not like computer vector engraving the web is full of. with compliments. By the way for mother of pearl cutting maybe you should try vector drove laser cutter, there are some costing 100 - 150 that power should be enough for m. of pearll hardness. i will try as soon as i can.
I've been thinking about a laser cutter, after watching 'Rosa String Works' Channel~
So using a CNC to cut the pocket is bad but using a laser to cut the pearl isn’t? Lol. You purists are funny.
Next time save the dust from sanding.