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Fingerboard: Glued

I simply forgot about the camera when I’ve glued the fingerboard. A gap in the sequence… My apologies, I wasn’t really thinking too much about trying to document every step in the process. Like everybody else on the internets, I’ll say: “figure out a clamping position that won’t allow the sides (neck / fingerboard) to slide”. Umm.. that’s it.

Fingerboard: Fret-wired

First off: the fret wire is Made in Belarus. Just in case you wonder what they are doing over there. Second: I spent like a whole weekend afternoon for the first 3 frets: the fret marks where too thin and only scratching the surface, so I had to make them wider and deeper with another saw. And then to level the steel wire. Wiw.

Peg-holes: Drilled

On this project I found myself planning a lot for some steps while I did consider others as being more easy. Drilling the peg-holes should an easy one.

An indeed, it took about 10 minutes to actually drill those 4 holes …but soon I’ve realized that some aren’t …that straight, for one I couldn’t get a clean exit and for other a clean entry. Moreover, I’ve wrongly marked the spot (2-3mm) for another (G).

So far this project was fun: First, I’ve learned a lot along the way. And second, I’m proud of my mistakes: this is what makes a project unique :)

Next post will explain how the box gets attached to the neck. Or the other way around.