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My father passed away a little over a year ago, so I decided to do an inlay
of him in his honor on one of my current electric builds. He grew up a
Nebraska boy and went to the University of, so the bloodwood seems
pretty appropriate. Thanks for looking. I think he'd be proud.

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Mike

"The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' 'er easy for all us sinners. Shoosh." The Stranger

Nice work, Mike. Very nice tribute on the Husker Red as well.
-j.

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“If God dwells inside us like some people say, I sure hope He likes enchiladas, because that's what He's getting”
-jack handy

Excellent work, very neat and quite bold on the bloodwood.

Play on.

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Beautiful work Mike!

Man, that's impressive. Great work.

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Fantastic. I'm sure he'd be tickled pink with that, and mighty proud of his son.

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Only badly."

Mike,

You did a great job. I'm sure that he would be proud of the job just as you should be.

Philip

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If you think my playing is bad you should hear me sing!
Practice breeds confidence and confidence breeds competence. Unfortunately, I'm stuck in practice.

Thats absolutely awsome!

Thanks, guys! I appreciate the nice comments.

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Mike

"The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' 'er easy for all us sinners. Shoosh." The Stranger

Mike, that looks great! I know it has been said but that is truly a great tribute to your Dad. No doubt he is smiling from above right now. Art is supposed to communicate a message and/or emotion...you have succeeded in doing both.

Excellent work, Mike. And a beautiful way to honor your Father!!

long

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"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.” -Heraclitus of Ephesus

Would you be interested in elaborating on how this was done? How do
you get such fine detail and get the look of a certain individual? Do you
work with a photo? Just curious, as i've never done any inlay work.

Wonderful tribute in all aspects. Kudos.

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I know he'd be proud, Mike. How wonderful!

Beautifully done.The Love shows.
                   James

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James W Bolan
Nashville Tennessee

well done !

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Reguards,

Ken H

Thank you all again.

[QUOTE=klepsap] Would you be interested in elaborating on how this
was done? How do
you get such fine detail and get the look of a certain individual? Do you
work with a photo? Just curious, as i've never done any inlay work.
[/QUOTE]

Steve, I started with a photo I liked, and then I manipulated it in
photoshop, erasing and "drawing" in various areas. A good portion of it I
cut out with the saw, but the finer areas I engraved and filled in with
black filler, like his eyes and gum line.

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Mike

"The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' 'er easy for all us sinners. Shoosh." The Stranger

Mike, I hope you'll post a Snider Method sorta tutorial one day on one of your inlays.
Again, very nice work on an excellent tribute.
-j.

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“If God dwells inside us like some people say, I sure hope He likes enchiladas, because that's what He's getting”
-jack handy

Here's the original (not long before he died)


And then the design part way through, although I did end up changing
things a little more, and took the liberty of making him look younger.

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Mike

"The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' 'er easy for all us sinners. Shoosh." The Stranger

Thanks, j. That's a good idea. I'll try to remember to take pictures
throughout the process next time.

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Mike

"The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' 'er easy for all us sinners. Shoosh." The Stranger

Wow Mike, That is extremely well done! You made the eyes and mouth just perfectly. Very nice tribute to your father!
Thanks for sharing this.

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Anderson Guitars
Clearwater,Fl. 33755

You definitely have a style all your own developing with your surrounding swooshes..


Craig L

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Mike, wonderful job!

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Mike, that really is a wonderful tribute to your dad, so nicely done.

My dad is a grad of Univ. of Nebraska, I was born in Nebraska and I've been thinking about doing the same thing.  He passed away many years ago so he'll be a younger man in the inlay (younger than I am now, if fact) but you really inspired me to get going.  Think I'll give it a try.  Good job and thanks for the inspiration.

Bruce

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Bruce Herrmann
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

A beautiful tribute. He would be proud

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Andy Z.
http://www.lazydogguitars.com