How To Inlay a Guitar Headstock - With Master Inlay Artist Craig Lavin (Episode 1)

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 Pearl Cutting Saw Pearl Cutting Jig Abalam Inlay Blank Pearl Inlay Blanks Pearl Fretboard Side Dots StewMac Super Glue