Next, I started on finishing cutting the fret slots. I mentioned earlier that I don't much like the fret saw that comes with the stew mac fretting jig, so I just use that jig to outline the fret slot locations, and I cut the slots to depth using a hand saw, and a block to keep me perpendicular:
I take a business card and mark the depth of the fret tang onto it so that I can get my slots to the correct depth:
Then I bend some medium fretwire with a healthy bit of overbend:
(BTW, at this point, any tips from the pros are much welcomed. My fretting and fretwork knowledge is very, very basic, and my methods pretty crude.)
And proceed to hammer the frets into the slots:
Then clip the ends up to the edge of the board:
Tomorrow, I will clean up the fret ends, and bind the fingerboard.