Ok, sounds like a good plan. I was sent some stuff by a friend that is directly relevant to V carve. I use Carveco Maker so although it was useful to see how someone else approaches the V carve inlay process, I have worked out my own method.
Here are the information files (2 x .pdf files and a calculator1 .xlsx file in a .zip archive) that may help you to take some of the guesswork out of the process.
Archive.zip (453.7 KB)
Here is my first inlay:
I preferred my second attempt in maple and cherry:
