Inlays...whatever I had, I used

I did the inlay last night and sanded it today. I tried to make sure the transition from the short to the long inlay was smooth so I arranged them according to where the tip would lay. I didn't realize that the edge against the fingerboard edge was actually the most critical. Now the inlays are a bit off-edge. That's what you get when you use the left-over stuff. With this guitar I'm trying to use all the left-over stuff I got. The 12th-fret inlays are just a tad off, as I had to use a different inlay because one broke. They're not the same size, but close enough for who it's for...ME! I tried to figure a way to attach the binding. I was going to use a piece of wood clamped just about 1/2" off the fingerboard edge and use the handle-side of clothes pins, but that was not reliable as the pins were different sizes. It would've worked beautifully if they were a little more reliable. I opted to band saw the neck up to the edge and sand it as close to the line as possible. I still have all the wood behind the neck. That'll be cut after fretting.
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