nollock Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 Hi, i am putting an ebony fretboard on my geetar. I dont want binding, or at least visible binding. I also dont want to see the bit of the fret that is pushed into the fretboard. (Whats that called?) So i figure i can do it 3 ways... 1. Do the frets as you would when you pre bind the fretboard, then fill the end of the slots with black wood filler of some sort. 2. Bind the fretboard with ebony. Maybe buy a second fretboard blank and make my own binding strips? 3. Bind the fretboard with black binding. Maybe find some plastic binding that looks like ebony? any comments or sugestions of which will be the best option? cheers, chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 #1 is the best option...it is common and you make the black filler by mixing the leftover ebony dust with epoxy i think? or is it wood glue for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill-Murray Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 epoxy i'm pretty sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nollock Posted September 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 So does it matter how fine the ebony dust is? It would be ok to make it with some rough sandpaper i guess? cheers chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dugz Ink Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 Epoxy will also stick to the metal frets.* Water-based glue won't. If you're using sawdust for color, you want it as fine as possible. (From 300-600 grit paper.) That allows it to mix consistently and throroughly. However, I would recommend using black dye; it mixes better and it only takes a little bit to get the right color. (Too much of anything will weaken the filler.) The stuff I use (see my recent post on adhesives) can be ordered with the appropriate type of dye. If you use water-based glue, then you would use a powdered dye that works with water-based products... like the powder they use in water-soluble wood stains. *To keep epoxy or fiberglass resin from sticking to metal, coat the metal with a thin layer of oil or wax. D~s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky1 Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 (edited) Edited September 19, 2004 by lucky1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank falbo Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 Stew-Mac has black superglue. I would use that. To me it's a no-brainer. Just drop it in there and file it flush. You can even use it with accellerator and be done with the whole process in about 20 minutes! I wouldn't waste time with ebony dust or dyes when it's already available for $10 or whatever, and its instant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dugz Ink Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 Black super-glue... now that sounds cheap and easy! (Don't you love progress?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 i never heard of that...sounds like a winner to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank falbo Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 (edited) They have white too. At least they did for awhile. I know if something doesn't sell well enough they'll pull it. But you can get it at a good hobby store too, because they use it for tires. It's called tire adhesive but it's just the same stuff in the same bottle as the regular superglues. I guess the remote control car guys get up to high enough speeds that the tires get hot and slip off. But that's where I got my last bottle of it, and I didn't notice any difference between that and the Stew-Mac stuff. Edited September 13, 2004 by frank falbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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