Making Custom Mother of Pearl Inlays

Absolutely one of my favorite things about guitar building, inlaying. I realized that it has been far too long since any kind of proper inlay tutorial, so here are my tips and tricks to the job. 00:00-00:58 Introduction 00:58-04:42 Preparing your inlay design 04:42-10:11 Tracing your design onto the pearl 10:11-14:07 Cutting your pearl pieces with a coping saw 14:07-14:59 Fine tuning the pearl pieces with needle files 14:59-16:47 Putting together separate pearl pieces 16:47-17:36 Things to prepare before inlaying 17:36-20:10 Measuring out inlay placements 20:10-23:27 Tracing the design onto the fretboard 23:27-27:12 Removing excess material 27:12-30:28 Inlaying the pearl 30:28-34:44 Fitting the pearl pieces in the cavities 34:44-34:52 Sanding down the inlays 34:52-36:24 Conclusion and outro ___________________________________________________________________ Check out our awesome social media sites: • Facebook:   / ipguitars   Instagram:   / ipguitars   Twitter:   / ip_guitars