Here, he shows you how to inlay pearl—specifically, in the shape of a butterfly—into a handle. He said it’s easy once you know how. Draw your design and make multiple photocopies. I run the copies off on my printer. (Hayes photo) Cut out the butterf

Easy Inlay's mother of pearl is very rare; very colorful; and soft, not brittle. It's a versatile, natural mineral used to create many types of inlay. It can be used as is, or dyed to emulate a variety of luxurious gem stones such as sapphire blue

The inlay was a little less than 1/8 inch thick, surrounded by walnut veneer over solid maple. It looks fantastic. There's a huge difference between real mother of pearl and the plastic composites that guitar manufacturers are using now (known in the