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.

00:00 Introduction
0:50 3 Critical steps to a good inlay
1:05 Logo selection / design
6:54 Material selection
9:40 Prepping the logo to be cut
14:12 Setting up your saw
17:22 Cutting and shaping the pearl
29:02 Removing the paper pattern
31:03 Getting ready to locate the logo for routing


Items used in this series:

Ebony Peghead Overlay Veneer
https://www.stewmac.com/item/0991

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

3M Stikit Sandpaper
https://www.stewmac.com/item/5772


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