***** Guitar Project Jigs, Tools & Techniques Online Resources Archives OLF Video Page Library of plans MP3 Library Inlay Class
Offical Luthiers Forum





And our community proudly sponsored by:

RC Tonewoods | Stewart MacDonald | LuthiersForum
TasmanianTonewoods | OLF | OLF MERCH
Luthier Suppliers | Pacific Coast Woods | ELEVATE
OLF X | Tasmanian Acoustic Tonewood | Luthiers Forum Store!
Luthiers Forum | OLF Facebook | AVAIL SPACE
OLF | Alaska Specialty Woods | A.Hix Tonewood
Duke of Pearl | Birkonium CNC | Space




Official Luthiers Forum!

Owned and operated by Lance Kragenbrink
It is currently Sun Dec 01, 2024 2:25 am


Board index » Luthiers Forum Rooms » Guitar Building Forum

All times are UTC - 5 hours


Forum rules


Be nice, no cussin and enjoy!




Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 1 of 1
  [ 14 posts ] 
  Print view Previous topic | Next topic 
Author Message
clavin
PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:20 am 
Offline
Koa
Koa

Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:18 am
Posts: 825
Location: Florida, United States
First name: Craig
Last Name: Lavin
City: Sunrise
State: Fl
Zip/Postal Code: 33323
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Professional
Hi all. Here is the patriot piece..
There is a buoy that is the only one like it with the American flag marking where Francis Scott Key was held captive in the Chesapeake Bay and wrote the Stars and Stripes during the war.

The striper is the Maryland state fish so it only goes to say this piece has plenty of tie-ins.
This is also a mainly shell piece, with a little corian here and there.

In the light this things reflects all over because I set up the reversed back pearl pieces to hit at different angles. Different fin pieces, etc.. The bottom pic show a different lighting view.
Thanks for looking! A mated pair of Wood ducks in the grass are up next.. They are so beautiful.
My new website should be going up soon. Stay posted.


Image

Image


Image

Image

Image

Image

Craig L
http://www.handcraftinlay.com

_________________
www.handcraftinlay.com
Top
 Profile  
 
WaddyThomson
PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:41 am 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:05 am
Posts: 9191
Location: United States
First name: Waddy
Last Name: Thomson
City: Charlotte
State: NC
Focus: Build
Status: Semi-pro
I'm Stunned! Stunned, I say, boy! Stunned! That is just amazing, and beautiful work. Thanks for letting us in on your fabulous work. Keep em coming. Can't wait to see the Wood Ducks! [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]

_________________
Waddy

Photobucket Build Album Library

Sound Clips of most of my guitars
Top
 Profile  
 
Anthony Z
PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:27 am 
Offline
Brazilian Rosewood
Brazilian Rosewood
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jun 13, 2005 6:53 am
Posts: 2104
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
First name: Anthony
Last Name: Zlahtic
City: Toronto
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
Remarkable!
Top
 Profile  
 
KenH
PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:18 am 
Offline
Brazilian Rosewood
Brazilian Rosewood
User avatar

Joined: Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:15 pm
Posts: 2302
Location: Florida
Your artistic abilities astound me Craig. This is stunning work!

_________________
Reguards,

Ken H
Top
 Profile  
 
clavin
 Post subject: Thanks Guys.
PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:36 am 
Offline
Koa
Koa

Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:18 am
Posts: 825
Location: Florida, United States
First name: Craig
Last Name: Lavin
City: Sunrise
State: Fl
Zip/Postal Code: 33323
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Professional
I am excited about the ducks. I always wanted to do a wood duck scene as they are perfect inlay subjects. I need to get out and enlarge my art!
See ya soon.
Craig

_________________
www.handcraftinlay.com
Top
 Profile  
 
Rick Cowan
PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:54 am 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:28 pm
Posts: 250
Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Stunning work Craig! I am curious, you have shared a number of your projects with the forum and each time I see a piece and marvel at it, I wonder how long it takes you to pull these together from start to finish?

Rick
Top
 Profile  
 
John Kinnaird jr
PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:58 am 
Offline
Cocobolo
Cocobolo

Joined: Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:35 am
Posts: 211
incredable work Craig! It amazes me how many pieces go into making something like one of those fish heads. Even some of the dots on the fish have more than one piece, and the fins are multipieced. There is a lot of very good work tied up in that inlay.

John
Top
 Profile  
 
Steve Kinnaird
PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:09 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jan 05, 2005 3:45 pm
Posts: 4337
Location: United States
Holy cow.....

sk

_________________
From Nacogdoches...the oldest town in Texas.

http://www.stephenkinnaird.com
Top
 Profile  
 
clavin
 Post subject: Thanks guys.
PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:39 pm 
Offline
Koa
Koa

Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:18 am
Posts: 825
Location: Florida, United States
First name: Craig
Last Name: Lavin
City: Sunrise
State: Fl
Zip/Postal Code: 33323
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Professional
This inlay is about 111 separate pieces, then the engraving makes it looks like about 20 more.
From the development art to final posting of the final images exclusively here, (which means it's DONE :shock: ) it could take 3-7 weeks depending on how revved up I get about it. complication, overall size.. Design for me takes the longest time.
if the design and drawing isn't the best possible, that means the inlay isn't as well...

duh


Craig.

_________________
www.handcraftinlay.com
Top
 Profile  
 
gozierdt
PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:44 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member

Joined: Tue Nov 21, 2006 4:02 pm
Posts: 801
Location: United States
First name: Gene
Last Name: Zierdt
City: Sebastopol
State: CA
Zip/Postal Code: 95472
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
Craig,

Absolutely beautiful, stunning [:Y:] [:Y:] Your work is on a par with anything I've
ever seen...

_________________
Gene

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason- Mark Twain
Top
 Profile  
 
Howard Klepper
PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:34 am 
Offline
Brazilian Rosewood
Brazilian Rosewood
User avatar

Joined: Tue Jan 25, 2005 6:16 am
Posts: 2692
Nice!

_________________
Howard Klepper
http://www.klepperguitars.com

When all else fails, clean the shop.
Top
 Profile  
 
Arnt Rian
PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:33 am 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:49 pm
Posts: 2915
Location: Norway
Ooooo-la-la!

_________________
Rian Gitar og Mandolin
Top
 Profile  
 
Jody
PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:07 am 
Offline
Koa
Koa

Joined: Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:39 am
Posts: 1016
Location: United States
simply AWESOME DUDE !!! Jody
Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 1 of 1
  [ 14 posts ] 

Board index » Luthiers Forum Rooms » Guitar Building Forum

All times are UTC - 5 hours


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 66 guests

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
phpBB customization services by 2by2host.com