If anyone is wondering, brass is MUCH easier to inlay than silver, and it's easier to inlay the wire in hard maple than walnut burl!
That said, how's this look?
It's pretty good, but I need to tweak my tools a bit more to get it looking spectacular before doing the inlay on a handle. I'll see what I can do by the weekend.
Doc, the pins are nickel silver, the wire is silver bezel wire with a bit of nickel mixed in to give it some strength. I think I'd prefer more pure silver than this to make it easier to fill the space.