I used a pin router to rout for the inlays. I used Buzzy's inlays; an excellent eBay seller. With a pin router, the pin on the bottom plate matches the diameter of the router bit so the cuts match. I saved all of the sawdust from this stage and the radiusing stage to use to fill any gaps by mixing the dust with slow setting super glue. (On many 50s Les Pauls , the inlays have shrunk over time and gaps are visible on the edges.) In this picture I am using the router to plane the Brazilian Rosewood board. I got three pieces of 1960s Brazilian, again from eBay. I used one for this guitar, one for a special, and have one for the next project.
I used a modified circular saw blade and a Stew-Mac fretboard template to cut the fret slots. The blade was cut down to the width of the tanged portion of the fret wire. The slots will have to be redressed after the board is radiused.
The board is ready for the Stew-Mac fretboard radius tool.
