Some inlay questions

[MNbassist]

I wanna put some sick tribal inlay in my next fretboard and I cant find anyone who supplies it. So does anybody know of someone or place?

Also, what is the proper procedure for inlaing, i figured using my dremel and a small diameter router bit would do the trick. probably would have to do it by eye, dont you think?

 

[wilser]

You can contact custominlays.com (bryan england's shop). They laser cut inlay material from drawinghs you provide.

As for the technique, yoy lay your pieces where they go on the fretboard, scribe around them, then route freehand with the setup you describe. It doesn't have to be a perfet fit. If you look at most hand made inlays (as opposed to CNC router or laser cut) you'll notice that there's some black epoxy filling around the inlays. Its not noticeable unless you look real closely since its usually cvlose to the color of the surrounding wood.

 

[Greenman]

I love good inlay work. Maybe some day I will give it a shot.

 

[ehque]

You can contact custominlays.com (bryan england's shop). They laser cut inlay material from drawinghs you provide.

As for the technique, yoy lay your pieces where they go on the fretboard, scribe around them, then route freehand with the setup you describe. It doesn't have to be a perfet fit. If you look at most hand made inlays (as opposed to CNC router or laser cut) you'll notice that there's some black epoxy filling around the inlays. Its not noticeable unless you look real closely since its usually cvlose to the color of the surrounding wood.

Wilser, i was wondering how you routed square inlays (like blocks). Technically getting a square corner would require a router bit of zero diameter, so how do you do it? Or is a very small radius enough?

 

[Musiclogic]

Usually doing Squares or blocks requires you to remove as much as you can with the router and template, leaving just rounds in the corners, then taking a chisel and cleaning the corners up to make them nice and square. I usually use x-acto chisels to clean up the corners for block or squared inlays.

I am sure Wilser would be happy to describe his method.

 

[wilser]

Wilser, i was wondering how you routed square inlays (like blocks). Technically getting a square corner would require a router bit of zero diameter, so how do you do it? Or is a very small radius enough?

chisels. a 1" wide one and a 1/4" wide one for the smaller blocks.