Newbie to the forum

[Davelson]

Greetings all, just discovered this forum and already found some good info…

I am based in Melbourne for 4 months of the year - the rest of the year we travel northern Oz playing gigs and enjoying retirement.

After a few cigar box builds I enrolled in a guitar building course with Melbourne-based Jim Cargill and became interested in shell inlays after finishing a respectable ebony acoustic…. From there I purchased a small (900x600 bed) CNC machine custom made by a friend now in Adelaide who builds such things. Now 6-7 years later I am still creating custom shell inlays for others, and have built a few more guitars - one similar to the newish Acoustasonic but with midi/ acoustic/electric pickups, and a six string fretless bass….

Looking forward to sharing my Inlay/CNC/CAD experiences and learning from you all…

Attached a few pics of previous work…

Cheers

Dave

[WJ Guitars]

Welcome to the forum. Very impressed with your guitar inlays and look forward to learning more about your skillful methods using CNC.

Wayne

[NotTheMama]

Those inlays are very impressive!

[Mark McLean]

Hi Dave
That inlay work is stunning. And your ebony guitar looks pretty sweet too.
How much time is invested in something as complex as that fingerboard, or the headstock plate? I can’t imagine even drawing those designs, let alone cutting them in shell and inlaying it. Tell us a bit more about the process, if you don’t mind.
Cheers
Mark