Checker Board Fever

My first attempt at making checkered inlay rings (1/8") for use on handles of various fly rods.

The twenty-four and forty-eight piece inlays are made from Padauk wood plus mammoth ivory and composite cork plus regular cork, respectively. They have not been sanded smooth or polished yet. This will be done when the grips are glued up.

All inlay rings were made by hand without a jig.