Inlays Arrive

The Slouchtone inlays arrived today. It seemed I had my work cut out for me. Adrian had managed to fit 15 on the sheet and it would be wrong of me to not use them all. They arrived reinserted into the holes in the plastic sheet from where they came. They were then held in place by a piece of tape. This was a smart way to secure them for shipping.

Fifteen inlays stored safely in the plastic sheet

The laser left yellow staining

The logos were much more dainty than I had imagined when looking at the printed artwork. Some of the out-strokes connecting the letters were dangerously thin. They would require careful handling. In the future when I started my sixteenth guitar I would have to design a more sturdy logo before sending it off to Adrian and the Guitarlogo-Inator.

Some careful brushing cleaned off much of the staining.
Note the fragile joints between the letters

The inlays had a smokey yellow tint around the edges, as if they had been scorched by some sort of electromagnetic radiation. I carefully cleaned an inlay with a toothbrush (don't tell my wife), and much of the yellow staining came off. I figured that since the logo would be buried in black epoxy and then sanded flat on its face the discoloration would not be a problem.