Master inlay artist Craig Lavin joins us and demonstrates the fundamentals of guitar inlay. In this 3 part series Craig will show you how to install a custom headstock logo into your guitar. We show you step-by-step everything you need to know to design, cut, and inlay a custom pearl inlay into your next guitar build.
0:00 Introduction
1:03 Inlaying a finished guitar
1:50 Inlaying an ebony headplate
3:06 Positioning your inlay
4:30 Gluing down the logo
6:04 Tracing the logo
10:05 Setting the depth of the cut
12:15 Routing the pocket
18:35 Checking the fit
22:55 Gluing the inlay
26:02 Filling gaps
26:55 The Sharpie trick
28:41 Final glue up and gap fill
If you missed Episode One, check it out here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly0yUvK_Qlw
Items used in this series:
Ebony Peghead Overlay Veneer
https://www.stewmac.com/item/0991
Foredom Power Tool
https://www.stewmac.com/item/5330
Precision Router Base
https://www.stewmac.com/item/5260
Carbide Downcut Inlay Router Bits
https://www.stewmac.com/item/5155
Pearl Cutting Saw
https://www.stewmac.com/item/4611
Pearl Cutting Jig
https://www.stewmac.com/item/5194
Abalam Inlay Blank
https://www.stewmac.com/item/4444
Pearl Inlay Blanks
https://www.stewmac.com/item/0950
Pearl Fretboard Side Dots
https://www.stewmac.com/item/0964
StewMac Super Glue
https://www.stewmac.com/item/0010
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