The 5 minute fretboard

[simso]

From woe to go

http://www.mirwa.com.au/HTS_Manufacture_Fretboard.html

Steve

[TallDad71]

Genius again Steve.

I always radius and flatten my fretboards when they are glued in place. Your method would still allow this to happen.

Ta.

[colburge]

Interesting to see how the Pro's do it, great tutorial.

Col

[simso]

I also do it by hand and a caul once its fitted to the guitar, this is just I guess you could say, roughing it out

Steve

[routout]

Nice one I have a similar set up ,I get close to the thickness shoot the fret slots in and sand radius on the belt they are extremely accurate .

[vandenboom]

Thnx Steve. How do u do the final taper?
I use my saw bench and keep nudging till i get to my pencil line!! Accurate enough but terribly inefficient and not the approach of a craftsman!

[simso]

Thnx Steve. How do u do the final taper?

Can you clarify the terminology for me, the final taper?,

Steve

[vandenboom]

Apologies - by taper I mean, 1-11/16" at nut end and 2-1/8" at the 12th fret.

[simso]

Awesome,

I attach it to the neck its going onto with a couple of 1mm drill bits, then using a razor blade, I trace the neck shape out from underneath onto the fretboard, then I belt sand it up to the line, refit the fretboard and then i tweak final dimensions with some sandpaper attached to a flat stone, my flat stone is a 1metre by 1 metre 100mm thick granite block

Steve

[routout]

I use a scribe and chalk as an indicator for the lines marked helps my old eye sight the cut off brads work well i feel ,nice explanation Mr simso.

[blackalex1952]

my flat stone is a 1metre by 1 metre 100mm thick granite block

You must have some pretty ripped biceps there! Probably only on one arm like a Venetian gondolier!
-Ross

[simso]

my flat stone is a 1metre by 1 metre 100mm thick granite block

You must have some pretty ripped biceps there! Probably only on one arm like a Venetian gondolier!
-Ross

Im slow, but finally worked it out

Steve

[vandenboom]

Ok - so u and others shape neck before gluing fingerboard. The books i learned from attach fb first then carve neck. So now i have to consider benefits of change of approach!!
Thnx.

[simso]

No need for you to change your approach, you forget, I replace fret boards on guitars that are already finished, that is they are painted / lacqered and so forth

Guitars that I build, I definetly shape them on the neck as well

Steve