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Mr Bones · 12-16-2007, 05:44 PM

Thanks 61LPSG, but you won't have to wait long. I went down to start cleaning up, and inevitably didn't get very far before I decided to do "one more thing." I use a stew mac fret slotting jig, but only to get a mark on where the slots go. I dont like the saw, and have much better results using a different saw, and doing the final fret slots after I have radiused the board.

After I have cut all 22 slots plus a cut for the "23rd fret," i.e. the end of the fretboard, and the nut, I cut the two ends off with a hand saw:

I found these inlays for a steal about a year and a half ago, so I bought about 15 sets. They aren't especially vintage-correct, but I really like the look of them on a nice dark board:

I lay out the inlays, and trace around them with pencil

then start routing the cavities with a dremel and a 3/64" bit:

I then clean up the routes with a .055" straight cut bit. These tiny bits are perfect for getting the points routed.

Then one by one I fit the inlays to the routes and glue them in with Duco cement. Nice tight routes with very few gaps to fill. I did get one inlay off center which Im pissed at myself for. That 6th inlay will bug me for the rest of my life

12-16-2007, 05:44 PM	#64 (permalink)
Mr Bones V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 225 Parsons Street Posts: 1,025 Thanks: 2 Thanked 20 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Building a Chambered LP Thanks 61LPSG, but you won't have to wait long. I went down to start cleaning up, and inevitably didn't get very far before I decided to do "one more thing." I use a stew mac fret slotting jig, but only to get a mark on where the slots go. I dont like the saw, and have much better results using a different saw, and doing the final fret slots after I have radiused the board. After I have cut all 22 slots plus a cut for the "23rd fret," i.e. the end of the fretboard, and the nut, I cut the two ends off with a hand saw: I found these inlays for a steal about a year and a half ago, so I bought about 15 sets. They aren't especially vintage-correct, but I really like the look of them on a nice dark board: I lay out the inlays, and trace around them with pencil then start routing the cavities with a dremel and a 3/64" bit: I then clean up the routes with a .055" straight cut bit. These tiny bits are perfect for getting the points routed. Then one by one I fit the inlays to the routes and glue them in with Duco cement. Nice tight routes with very few gaps to fill. I did get one inlay off center which Im pissed at myself for. That 6th inlay will bug me for the rest of my life Last edited by Mr Bones; 12-16-2007 at 09:55 PM.