First I milled up and squared all pine  and cedar stock. I am using pine for the two main boards and cedar for the inlay. Initially I cut each to 12”L x 3-5/16” W x ½” T. See Fig. 4

Next, I divide my stock into 4” lengths and begin the marking  and layout process. I pencil mark each piece “Tails”, “Pins”, and “Inlay” as shown in Fig 5.