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I experimented with this on my first build but that guitar never came to fruition. I am thinking about doing some wood inlays on a fretboard but I am wondering how I would seal that ion order to preserve the light/dark contrast and prevent them from getting dirty/discolored.

Can anyone recommend a a good solution- or should I just stick to abalone?

Over time wood inlays will darken, even if sealed. A good alternative is recon stone. It is available in a wide variety of colours, is easy to work and will not fade.

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It really depends on which woods you would like to use. I've done several ebony into maple and that was simple.
I've also done holly into cocobolo, that was a bit trickier. Bloodwood is also problematic adjacent to light woods.

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I use to do a celtic knot made from walnut on the 15th fret. It was done on a ebony fingerboard. I just set it with CA and then sanded flush, no finish but I'm sure the CA soaked into the walnut. On a SS that part of the fingerboard gets very little use so they held up well. Haven't done them in awhile

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Joe Beaver
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This is one I did a couple of years ago. I was pretty concerned with the maple getting dirty so I flooded it with thin CA and then sanded it down level. Oiled it with the rest of the board and it is holding up well. Granted, it's up high and not getting a lot of finger gunk on it.

Nice work Paul !!!

One question, do you still sell those really nice two piece linings?

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Joe Beaver
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