possibly a stupid question

[mickyg]

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

[CGHbuilder86]

I don’t use a router bit for this just use 100 grit paper and finish up with 220.

[SguitarM527]

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.

[westhemann]

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

[asm]

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

[skibum5545]

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.