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.

0:00 Introduction
1:03 Inlaying a finished guitar
1:50 Inlaying an ebony headplate
3:06 Positioning your inlay
4:30 Gluing down the logo
6:04 Tracing the logo
10:05 Setting the depth of the cut
12:15 Routing the pocket
18:35 Checking the fit
22:55 Gluing the inlay
26:02 Filling gaps
26:55 The Sharpie trick
28:41 Final glue up and gap fill

If you missed Episode One, check it out here:
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Items used in this series:

Ebony Peghead Overlay Veneer
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Foredom Power Tool
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Precision Router Base
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Carbide Downcut Inlay Router Bits
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Pearl Cutting Saw
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Pearl Cutting Jig
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Abalam Inlay Blank
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Pearl Inlay Blanks
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Pearl Fretboard Side Dots
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StewMac Super Glue
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