Found my Mother of Pearl stash...

wvaltakis2

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And I just had to inlay the knob on my Spy...

Mother of pearl backed with green glowpowder and sealed with Norland
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Then Karl needed his done ;)...

Mother of pearl backed with blue glowpowder and sealed with Norland
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And after a couple days those big flats on the side were just too inviting...

Mother of pearl backed with green glowpowder and sealed with Norland
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And now I've just gone Pearl crazy:eek:

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The worst part is I just found my carbon fiber stash and I've got nothing left to inlay:thinking:.

~Chip
 

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That's so awesome!
I also want to know what that last light is.... MAN, that is crazy! I wish I had some funds lying around for a tri-v or something that I could bling out, but....:broke:
 

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Thanks for the kind words guys:)

The one on the right is my "Conquistador". Body by Fred, guts/anodizing/inlay by me. It's got a P7 with a tri-flupic, if you search there's a thread around here somewhere;).

All the inlay work was done by me:).

~Chip
 

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What a marvelous job done , Chip !!

If I got one more Spys .. I will ask some jobs later.

Btw, can I do it myself with upgrade parts ?
 

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Thanks guys:)!

Data- just say the word, I'm sure we could work something out. I do need a rail attachment;)

J.J.- I'd be happy to do some work for you, but there's not really a way to part it out. Especially since I have no idea how to get a Spy knob off.

~Chip
 

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J.J.- I'd be happy to do some work for you, but there's not really a way to part it out. Especially since I have no idea how to get a Spy knob off.

~Chip

So sad .... If I could have option parts , I thought I could do it myself ..

I am very familiar with the words of Inlay , mostly I use Gold inlays , Porcelain inlays, and Resin inlys...:devil:


BTW , can you please let me know the size of Glow Rings used for Knob , and the place where available ?
 
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So sad .... If I could have option parts , I thought I could do it myself ..

I am very familiar with the words of Inlay , mostly I use Gold inlays , Porcelain inlays, and Resin inlys...:devil:


BTW , can you please let me know the size of Glow Rings used for Knob , and the place where available ?

You should start offering MoP facings on central inscisors JJ. It could make you rich beyond your wildest dreams if it catches on. :)
 

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J.J.- I actually made the glowrings from a larger one I had around. I just cut it in half and glued the ends back together;). I didn't realize you did inlay work yourself, you could probably find some pearl locally to do them. The biggest problem is cutting it to shape without cracking, especially at this thickness.

~Chip
 

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Wow, that MoP work looks beautiful:D The GID effect was a great idea. Did you mill out the sides of the 007 to do the inlay there?

I think doing a larger CF inlay on both sides, and on the flat side opposite the rail would look awsome too!
 

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Wow, that MoP work looks beautiful:D The GID effect was a great idea. Did you mill out the sides of the 007 to do the inlay there?

I think doing a larger CF inlay on both sides, and on the flat side opposite the rail would look awsome too!

Yeah, I had to mill out the pockets on the sides, the first pass was a little scary;)

I've got a sheet of CF sitinng right here with your name on it:) the inlays can't be much longer though. The body gets pretty thin where the tailcap inserts.

~Chip
 

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J.J.- I actually made the glowrings from a larger one I had around. I just cut it in half and glued the ends back together;). I didn't realize you did inlay work yourself, you could probably find some pearl locally to do them. The biggest problem is cutting it to shape without cracking, especially at this thickness.

~Chip

I understand the truth of Glow Rings, thanks ,Chip. :)

The comment about the self job is a kind of joke.. because I am a Dentist..

Inlay job on teeth is everyday working to me, but I can not do any pearl job .. Anyway.. Awesome job ,Chip.
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