I am doing inlay. In this group of 4 instruments (I build in sets of 4) two are presents and one is a commission so they involve moderate to complex inlay. This is one of those times when I am kind of amazed to step away from the bench and see all the tools and things which have come out. Between choosing the pearl, to figuring out how to best cut the design, assembling it before doing the actual inlay … oops – got to re-cut that piece… it gets busy with small things.
One example. Sunflower for Katie. Yellow mother of pearl, paua abalone pearl, green recon stone.
