mickyg Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 right i haven't yet started my first guitar project. but i was just assuming that the edges of the guitar are sanded to give them the slightly curved finish if you get what i mean. however one of my mates was talkin about using a router to do it???? is this right or is he talkin balls???? michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGHbuilder86 Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 I don’t use a router bit for this just use 100 grit paper and finish up with 220. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SguitarM527 Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 i use a router to round over the edges with a round over bit than sand you could do some pre-smoothing with the router but no matter how you approach it you will always have to finish up with sandpaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 your friend knows what he is talking about...alot of people use a roundover bit in a router to make sure the bevel is uniform,and it is much quicker...especially on a tele or strat where the roundover is quite large i,however,use sandpaper...because i have yet to roundover the edges that much...i only add enough of a bevel to keep from cracking the finish and for comfort... about like what you usually see on an rg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 word of advice... the bigger the roundover the go, the price astronomically increases. i was looking for a 1-1/4" roundover to save myself some work on raidusing the neck. a good bit is about 130$. and anything over 5/8" is usually in 1/2" shank which means a large router. dont know if that helps but keep it in mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 FWIW, strats use s 3/8" roundover. I used a 1/4" roundover on my bass, and I like the cleaner, sharper look it gives it. As for 1/2" shanks, routers that take them aren't hard to find. Any good DeWalt (we have a 1/3 hp fixed base) can take 1/2 or 1/4" shanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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