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  1. Nov-04-2014, 6:34pm #1
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    Default New Ellis custom Oriole peghead inlay

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    Here's a new custom inlay I've been working on
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    Default Re: New Ellis custom Oriole peghead inlay

    most of the pieces cut and ready to inlayClick image for larger version.  Name: Ellis oriole 03.jpg  Views: 626  Size: 111.4 KB  ID: 125842
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    Fantastic, is that honey jasper?
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    Wow, can't wait to see it when it's done.... I love my Ellis A5- maybe someday I'll get to order an F5 with custom details...
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    Default Re: New Ellis custom Oriole peghead inlay

    the orange wood is buckeye burl, snakewood branches, black pearl, with 1 piece of white pearl
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    glad I didn't mess it up profiling it.
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    off to Pava to work her binding magic
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    It has survived (my biggest worry)
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    Believe me, it didn't really go this fast. It took a couple months
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    That looks really great!

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    A bird on the peg head is worth two in the bush....Nice!
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    Oriole looks very lifelike, and that binding looks perfect!

    very very nice

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    Wow! Really cool!
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    Great team effort. Stunning!

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    Extremely nice, Tom. It is a shame, thop, that you had to drill holes for those tuning pegs. Oh well...
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    Sweet! I love it!
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    that is awesome.
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    Fantastic work!
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    Thanks for sharing. Not only do you show us your magic but also how you did it. Does the Oriole have special meaning Tom, I ask after getting up close to some Raptors brought about by The Raptor Reabilitation here.
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    I guess I need adult supervision on my photos orientation.
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    wow, just wow.
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    A real treat to see Tom. Thanks for sharing it with us!

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    Looking at the very first pic.that Tom posted, i thought - 'weird bird', Orioles seem to have mutated since i last saw a photo.of one !.
    That's glorious craftsmanship by any standard,
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