This is the Tree of Life inlay we did for John Paul Jones. Abalone and shell leaves connected by silver wire vines.
	This is a photo of our traditional dragon inlay. Each scale is an inlaid piece of abalone in the mother of pearl body. The belly is brass. We make the legs out of copper. The claws and teeth are bone. For the dragon's breath, we take gold filings and suspend them in an optically clear epoxy. The tongue is made of vermilion and the eyes can be red LED's, or rubies, as shown in this example.

			James is holding a special order Essence bass for a customer in Texas. The was the first "Birds of Prey" inlay we made.
	This is one of the headstocks for a custom double neck bass made for a customer in Germany. The headstock is burl maple and it is inlaid with walnut and vermilion woods with the words "Pearl of Angel" inlaid in mother of pearl.

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