When making Custom Inlay Installation banding, generally there are 2 styles: grain side (better) and end grain. A lot of carpenters have a tendency to make fine grain inlay simply because it seems to make the most sense on so that the strips are cut and paste (how to make a fine grain cutting board) but once you know how grain side inlay is done, you will see that it is almost the same process, and gives much better results (especially when it comes to coloring and finishing the banding).
