Shadowmaster Operation Block Inlays GO!

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Shadowmaster Operation Block Inlays GO!

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I got bored last night and decided to go for it and put block inlays in the shadowmaster 2.0 neck I bought off of ebay. It was not hard at all, as long as you own a dremel! I bought MOP inlay blocks for a Les Paul Custom on ebay, traced the design with a razor onto the fretboard then used my router and routed them out the same depth as the block inlays, Smeared stainable wood filler on the back of the inlay and pressed it into the routed area and let it squeeze out around the edges, when it was dry I sanded them flush by hand and used the dremel sanding bit on the edges of the MOP to get them the proper radius and sanded until it was level, then stained the filler around the edges to match the rosewood via walnut stain and a sharpie! This was my first time using a router! I got lucky and didn't get to crazy, my next attempt will be perfect me's think.


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That's amazing. You did good man, fucking good. I love Bound and Blocks.
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my hats off to you my friend you did a gret job
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Simply brilliant, great work.
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nice job !

looks very skilled

check block inlays on my white beauty , looks very behind yours , You did very pro Job

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Mike wrote:That's amazing. You did good man, fucking good. I love Bound and Blocks.
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Looks hot, watts!
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AAAH! Icey actually has that guitar? Wow.

Cowbell--I didn't realize you RAWK so hard! Are you taking orders yet? If not, could you go into more depth and do a write-up for the Wiki, or is that info out there somehwere?
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Shit guys. Everyone is pretty shit hot here. I feel pretty skillless
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thats great!!! where did you get that neck?!!?!
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my hat's off to you, cowbell...very well done, indeed! :D
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tremlock wrote:thats great!!! where did you get that neck?!!?!
Thanks Guys!

Its an allparts neck for the strat. It comes unfinished. I bought mine from a guy on ebay who didn't use it. Allparts wants $190 or so for it new.

DGNR8, I'd need a "test" neck for the wiki demo. :wink:
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Refin'd in white or is that just primer? Tuxedo-style Jazzy on the cheap = straight classy. You'd need a matching ferret.
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FUCKIN' DREMEL DRILL PRESS?!!!

JEDI SHIT.
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fuck yeah cowybell beats all with his skills i want his cockQ!!!!!!
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Damn nice work.
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Holy Shit that's a great job you did!
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DGNR8 wrote:AAAH! Icey actually has that guitar? Wow.

Cowbell--I didn't realize you RAWK so hard! Are you taking orders yet? If not, could you go into more depth and do a write-up for the Wiki, or is that info out there somehwere?
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theshadowofseattle wrote:Refin'd in white or is that just primer? Tuxedo-style Jazzy on the cheap = straight classy. You'd need a matching ferret.
It'll be like this but with black pups.

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that looks amazing. I've never seen a dremel router before, weird
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That looks awesome man!