THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING....Most never show their ooops...I got a loose fret wire that i am going to use this to fix this "wide" fret slot...thank you so much!!
I’m working on my first fretboard. I did a good job free handing the slots the first time. But then I decided to do more work on the radius of fingerboard and ran the saw through the slots again. Which made them too wide. I’ve noticed when sanding the radius, the slots filled with wood dust. I think I’m going to likely sand it again, wipe off the excess dust on top (leaving the slots filled) and pour in very thin glue. Hopefully this will work.
I just did this today. Didn’t do well with it. Ended up making more of a problem on some slots as I sawed a new groove on the slot. This is my first go at a fret job. Practice neck from an old Ibanez. I know I’ll do much better with a freshly slotted fretboard. These slots were so wide when the old frets came out. Maybe I can crimp the tangs on the new frets to get them to seat well. What a journey.
I ve done a similar job to fill fret slots and do a fretless conversion on a bass guitar. I recomand to be as precise as you can while filling the slots because removing the excess material can be a very long operation. To clean excess I also recomand to use a chisel or a blade with masking tape on the sides to avoid any change in fretboard geometry and scrape only over fret slot, then you can finish with some light pass of sanding paper on your radius block.
👍very good advice. This is something I've learned. Dust and glue is way harder than wood alone. It's always a delicate balance leaving enough to account for shrinkage without making more work.
How did you manage to re cut your fret slots? Are the new frets hiding the old slots? Was it not too difficult to cut the new slots very close from the old ones. Let me know please, I have similar issues with my first fret slots. Thanks
Hi. At time of writing I haven't finished this guitar, I didn't find a problem at all resawing the frets that I had filled provided I used my better quality (straight) saw and good lighting. I didn't find an issue sawing through the glue. It was worth doing. Because I cut through the binding I will need to fill the ends with dust and glue after fretting. But this will only be slightly visible on close inspection. Ebony is very forgiving when it comes to patching up :)
You'd have been far better off filling the fret slots with the ebony dust THEN adding the super glue. This way you can almost guarantee that the slots are filled to their full depth.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING....Most never show their ooops...I got a loose fret wire that i am going to use this to fix this "wide" fret slot...thank you so much!!
Useful instructions for fixing a critical point
Cheers buddy
I’m working on my first fretboard. I did a good job free handing the slots the first time. But then I decided to do more work on the radius of fingerboard and ran the saw through the slots again. Which made them too wide. I’ve noticed when sanding the radius, the slots filled with wood dust. I think I’m going to likely sand it again, wipe off the excess dust on top (leaving the slots filled) and pour in very thin glue. Hopefully this will work.
Sounds good to me. Just take care if re sawing as dust and glue can be harder than wood. Still fine to saw though
I just did this today. Didn’t do well with it. Ended up making more of a problem on some slots as I sawed a new groove on the slot. This is my first go at a fret job. Practice neck from an old Ibanez. I know I’ll do much better with a freshly slotted fretboard. These slots were so wide when the old frets came out. Maybe I can crimp the tangs on the new frets to get them to seat well. What a journey.
I ve done a similar job to fill fret slots and do a fretless conversion on a bass guitar. I recomand to be as precise as you can while filling the slots because removing the excess material can be a very long operation. To clean excess I also recomand to use a chisel or a blade with masking tape on the sides to avoid any change in fretboard geometry and scrape only over fret slot, then you can finish with some light pass of sanding paper on your radius block.
👍very good advice. This is something I've learned. Dust and glue is way harder than wood alone. It's always a delicate balance leaving enough to account for shrinkage without making more work.
Adjustments that small will end up getting covered by the frets anyway, still great work and useful tips
Thanks :)
if you ever do another one i think car filler would go the job better i'm going to make a fretless guitar and thats what i will use
How did you manage to re cut your fret slots? Are the new frets hiding the old slots? Was it not too difficult to cut the new slots very close from the old ones. Let me know please, I have similar issues with my first fret slots. Thanks
Hi. At time of writing I haven't finished this guitar, I didn't find a problem at all resawing the frets that I had filled provided I used my better quality (straight) saw and good lighting. I didn't find an issue sawing through the glue. It was worth doing. Because I cut through the binding I will need to fill the ends with dust and glue after fretting. But this will only be slightly visible on close inspection. Ebony is very forgiving when it comes to patching up :)
@@DavidImrie thanks for your answer I will watch the next video where you re cut the slots.
Parabéns pelo trabalho
You'd have been far better off filling the fret slots with the ebony dust THEN adding the super glue. This way you can almost guarantee that the slots are filled to their full depth.
what the flaming feck???