The neck for my Tele build just back from the engraver

[JPOL007]

That's quite impressive.
I don't envy the endeavor of resin filling that.  Taping off the frets is a pre-conclusion, but it's still going to be quite tedious.
Very cool looking.

Thanks TonyFlyingSquirrel, I've totally changed my mind about resin thanks to input from you guys. Found a material designed to do inlay work that looks like it could be on my skill level. The videos for the product appear to turn out good results.

 

[aarontunes]

That looks super cool! Filling it with resin seems tedious, but I'll bet the results will look great.


That knot on the first fret is money! That is not a fret where one is typically digging in with fingertips either, so I bet you'll never even feel it.

 

[JPOL007]

That looks super cool! Filling it with resin seems tedious, but I'll bet the results will look great.


That knot on the first fret is money! That is not a fret where one is typically digging in with fingertips either, so I bet you'll never even feel it.

Thanks Aaron, I'm going with a crushed inlay material that looks like a lot easier method with great looking results. Dude I love your Warmoth videos, they have answered so many questions for me. Keep those videos coming.

 

[aarontunes]

Was that engraving done with the frets already installed?


Did your guy write the program around the frets, or is the laser able to remove the wood without damaging the frets?


I was in the jewelry biz for 25 years, and we routinely used a laser to weld metal, but I've never used one to cut wood. Can they be be set at a strength that burns wood, but leaves metal untouched?


Why am I so curious about things, and what is the meaning of life?

 

[JPOL007]

Was that engraving done with the frets already installed?


Did your guy write the program around the frets, or is the laser able to remove the wood without damaging the frets?


I was in the jewelry biz for 25 years, and we routinely used a laser to weld metal, but I've never used one to cut wood. Can they be be set at a strength that burns wood, but leaves metal untouched?


Why am I so curious about things, and what is the meaning of life?

Aaron, The frets were already installed. The program allowed the laser to contact the frets.  The contact only removed some of the satin finish with no damage to the frets. The laser is a Co2 type that allows you to engrave organics. He also cuts metal with the same system; different settings or something. The attached photo gives a better view of how close the engraving is to the frets. Look at the 8th fret area for a good example. My favorite programs are how its made shows so I understand the curious about things.

 

[stratamania]

The crushed material sounds like a good option.

 

[JPOL007]

The crushed material sounds like a good option.

Now I need to decide on the color or colors to use. Any suggestions?

 

[Rick]

Suggestions  mmh what color is the body, is there a pickguard, what color tuners, skies the limit ... do you have any favorite colors? 

 

[stratamania]

The crushed material sounds like a good option.

Now I need to decide on the color or colors to use. Any suggestions?

That would be up to your taste.

 

[rauchman]

Wow....just f'ing wow!  Really really cool.  Can hardly believe this was done with the frets installed.  Outstanding.

Would you mind posting contact info for the company that did this?  Also, was the pattern used something that was already a template, or was this pattern made for this project?  If a template, did you choose from a selection of templates and how vast of a selection of templates do they have?

 

[JPOL007]

Wow....just f'ing wow!  Really really cool.  Can hardly believe this was done with the frets installed.  Outstanding.

Would you mind posting contact info for the company that did this?  Also, was the pattern used something that was already a template, or was this pattern made for this project?  If a template, did you choose from a selection of templates and how vast of a selection of templates do they have?

Thanks rauchman,
The company is Mint Machining and the address is 4321 Sawmill Trace Dr. Charlotte, NC 28213
Tom Leskovan is the owner and is a great guy to work with.
He has just the right amount of OCD and is very detailed in what he does. Tom's e-mail is (ask for IM and I will send contact info).
His laser engraver uses vector drawings and photos to cut the image into the wood. I found a site online that sells vector images and picked out several before deciding on the 2 engraved in the neck. You would have access to countless images on the vector image website. If you visit Mint Machining's website there are examples of work and some good information on the laser type used on my neck. Good luck, hope you and Tom can do some business.

 

[rauchman]

Wow....just f'ing wow!  Really really cool.  Can hardly believe this was done with the frets installed.  Outstanding.

Would you mind posting contact info for the company that did this?  Also, was the pattern used something that was already a template, or was this pattern made for this project?  If a template, did you choose from a selection of templates and how vast of a selection of templates do they have?

Thanks rauchman,
The company is Mint Machining and the address is 4321 Sawmill Trace Dr. Charlotte, NC 28213
Tom Leskovan is the owner and is a great guy to work with.
He has just the right amount of OCD and is very detailed in what he does. Tom's e-mail is TOM@MINTMACHINING.COM his contact number is 440-479-9074
His laser engraver uses vector drawings and photos to cut the image into the wood. I found a site online that sells vector images and picked out several before deciding on the 2 engraved in the neck. You would have access to countless images on the vector image website. If you visit Mint Machining's website there are examples of work and some good information on the laser type used on my neck. Good luck, hope you and Tom can do some business.

Awesome sauce.....thank you!

 

[stratamania]

It might be a good idea to obfuscate that email address to something like:

person at somewhere.com

or PM it to avoid it being obtained by email scrapers.

 

[JPOL007]

It might be a good idea to obfuscate that email address to something like:

person at somewhere.com

or PM it to avoid it being obtained by email scrapers.

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll modify the post, don't want to cause headaches for Tom.