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Thanks folks. John, I bind all my fretboards with the off cuts from the same board. So I find my largest dimension for the board, before the binding, and I cut it to that size (rectangular). Then I slot the board on my table saw, then I taper the board, glue on the binding and radius. This BRW just ...

Great tute, Rod Can you explain how you do your fret slots which don't run fully out to the edge of fretboard? Looking at your image the fretboard seems to be one piece ... i.e. doesn't appear to have edge strips glued on. rod_fret_slot.jpg Are the slots routed? If so, what size bit is used .... and...

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Very interesting and useful tutorial Rod. Thanks for posting. Could I ask, is it as difficult as I imagine to hammer in a very precisely dimensioned fret, and have it sit exactly where it's supposed to sit, and not a bit off to one side or the other.

Wish you posted this a week ago as it's a better solution to the one I used.

That's great!
Thanks

Good one Rod.......I'll be giving this one a go!

Thanks Rod for the tutorial. That was clear and easy to understand. Much appreciated.

... Brazilian Rosewood – fretboard, headstock veneer, bindings, tail wedge, heal cap, bridge and bridge pins w/b/w purfling lines through out. Semi-Hemispherical fret end treatment Zipflex blue paua purflings on the top and the back strip Blue paua shell inlay at headstock and fretboard (owners ...

Here's my shot at doing Semi-Hemispherical fret ends. Never done it before but I didn't think it would be to difficult. So, this is the first time I tried semi-hemisperical fret ends. Never seen a tutorial on this and wasn’t going to pay ...

... for them. So far I have done it all before I glue FB to the neck as well as after I have glued it to the FB. On my latest build I am doing semi-hemispherical fret ends for the first time and I am going to level and dress after I have attached the neck to the body although all the frets are installed ...

... his ukes up. It does make for easy set up of the action at the first fret. http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/31_100_2562_1.jpg My take on semi hemispherical frets. Level, bevel, round over and buff.

... Fret ends are kind of like a DNA signature for builders and repair folks so this one does not have David's fret ends on it and he does not use hemispherical ends either. I'll take some pics and post them later. I DO hope to be posting more and would like to be posting more here too now. More ...

More complimentary remarks from me as well Hesh. That Mahogany is to lust for. Did you do hemispherical fret ends? More seriously, the neck lamination, structural, aesthetic or both?

For those of you still curious about semi-hemispherical fret ends and who didn't feel so inclined to fork out US$25 for the excitement of finding out, here is a page from Alan Dunwell in Colorado which explains it http://dunwellguitar.com/Fretwork-SemiHemi/Fretwork-SemiHemi.htm ...

... you are a natural. Hi Sylvan Maybe next time try wording it like this..... I have finally decided to divulge ( for a fee) the technique of "semi-hemispherical" fretting to the guitar maker community....... I would like to thank you though as the replies to your thread made me grin a big grin. ...

... as having invited you to continue to promote yourself at our expense. For any interested in 'free' information demonstrating how to achieve "semi-hemispherical" TM fretting, just click on the attached link. It deals more with using a dental lathe however the same can be achieved with other tooling ...

I have finally decided to divulge the technique of "semi-hemispherical" fretting to the guitar maker community. For those who do not know the technique, the frets are placed precisely on the fretboard about .010" shy of the edge. All ends are completely ...

... Fretboard Journal. I have a quick question on the manner that the CF rods are attached. A close inspection of the photo's looks like the rods have hemispherical ends fabricated that then fit into a hemispherical hole in the wood. Is this joint glued? Also wanted to say that the top bracing pattern ...