Thread: Inlay finally done

I know I've been a bit quiet this year.
I finally finished my trapezoid inlay fretboard and custom inlay headplate.
Pictures of timber before and after attached.

This is the first time I've done anything except for dot inlays on a fretboard. I've used headstock stickers previously.

The jobs were particularly frustrating. Mainly with the staining element. I'd sand off the stain each time I sanded the MOP inlay. It took about 5 attempts before I was happy.

I started with a 12inch radiused rosewood board and a 3mm headplate of macassar ebony as per the pix. The MOP Inlay is from MOPSUPPLIES ( I didn't cut it myself). The routing was done using the Dremel router attachment and a 1/16th inch straight bit. I used the Dremel because it has a larger baseplate. I had to set up some rails to rout from because of the radius in the board.

I used double-sided tape when etching the inlays. This was easier for me than spot glue-ing.

I'm sure there is an easier way, but as I said, its my first go.

I've got pictures of progress if anyone is interested in certain stages.

BBM