I hate burl....

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I've been working on this project for Travis. It's supposed to be nickle scales with a maple burl inlay. Since the metal is fairly thin, I've been trying to use burl vanier. I have learned a couple of things with this project. First, burl vanier will crack, chip, split, and basically fall apart at a sneeze. Second, getting all the bubbles out of the exopy as it's setting up is a *lot* harder than it seems. However, after going through three sets of scales I think I'm on the right track again.
I've got the metal scales finished and ready to do the burl inlay. you can see in the pic the thickness of the burl I'm trying to work with.
wish me luck!