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 The Process Explained by Lube Your Lobes

💚"We start the process by laying out our materials, and constructing our plan of action."

💚"Next, we carve the wood we've chosen for the project into round disc's that we call "plug blanks". When doing inlays it's important that all measurements are accurate. We mark the cut line of the first groove 3mm from the border of the blank, and set each inlay 3mm apart so that every inlay will be evenly spaced across both plugs."

💚"Once the inlay grooves are cut on each plug blank, it's time to add our inlay material. Now we meticulously add each crushed opal to its respective groove based on our design plan. Once the inlay grooves are all filled, it's time to sand down the faces to their final shape. For this pair we went with a nice, flat surface to show off the color play of the opal."

💚"Finally, with the inlays finished, it's time to shape the wearable and polish the nearly complete pair of plugs. With the polish complete, we finish the wood plugs with carnauba wax, take photos, and they're ready to wear!"

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