Mandolins #2 and #3

I settled on a new font for my headstock logo, and spent much of this past weekend cutting out pearl. This one is of course much more difficult to get right without breaking it, but I think the results are worth it. Here's one that has been cut out, it's black from the Sharpie marker that I'm using to transfer the logo to the pearl. I've been using pencil, but it smudges off too easily. when you're handling the piece you're cutting. The Sharpie will sand off easily after the logo has been set in the ebony. The one pictured here has been cut but the edges still have to be smoothed with my needle files.

Look for more regular updates on this blog in the next few weeks.