Inlays - need help

I am sure that it can be done, and I am sure that the answer is out there, but after watching far too many youtube videos, I’m going to ask; how do I do inlays?

I want to be clear; I understand the inlay ap. The trouble with that is that the ap is really designed for larger objects. I need to do text that will be too small to insert each letter one at a time.

I took a stab at doing inlay by doing the negative carve by choosing 'carve on outside", and then the positive carve by flipping the image, and carving “carve on the inside”. However, this first attempt was a failure with a lot of misalignment and gaps.

Can someone point me to some tutorial videos where I can learn the proper way to inlay?

I appreciate all of the help thus far. This learning curve has been steep, and it’s been a long journey. You all have made it much less lonely.

Joe