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I'm putting inlays in a neck, everything was going perfect until I tried to cut the inlays to size. How do I cut motherfucker of pearl? I've tried a junior hacksaw and it snapped all the teeth off, I tried a steel file to sand it into shape and after 15 mins of filing managed to make the piece 1mm smaller it's like bell metal!

I don't have access to the magical scrollsaw or bandsaw, what tools can a mere man get to do the job?

If you can't get access to a scroll saw, like you said. The best thing to use is a Jeweler's saw and a vice.

Ah, that looks good. Thanks!

I used a scroll saw for all of my block inlay jobs, then rough them in with sandpaper. Have you watched my youtube vids?

I certainly have watched your vids, they were very helpful and inspirational! I made a makeshift vice, I clamped the MOP between a small piece of hardwood and a block square, using the block square as a guide of where to cut it. I have done only two inlays so far but they are coming out great, no gaps around them whatsoever. I'll post pics eventually.

if they were rather large then maybe a chizzle would work.
i don't have much experience with mop, but he stuff out of the epi neck was super thin, super stinky, and pretty hard considering the shape.
i used a bit of 50 grit sandpaper to clean up some of the edges.

mop sands away nicely, its chalky.

Like the other said, I used the saw you can see at the bottom of the pic and sanded it down with 150 grit. Easy peasy.

This is all kickass.

I'm jealous. My neck looks shit without the binding

Didn't you have one of these necks?

I put inlays in my jazz bass and it doesn't have binding. I think it looks sweet.

More Cowbell wrote:I put inlays in my jazz bass and it doesn't have binding. I think it looks sweet.

Aye. I was trying to remember whose bass this was the other day.

Wile nice altogether.