smee Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 which wood would be the best wood in terms of how smooth it is? im making a lead guitar and i know my carvin is smooth as heck which is ebony but i was wondering if theres anything better, or does the smoothness come from some sort of finish material? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 Sand ebony to #2000 and it'll be as smooth as anything out there. Lead?? That'll be a backbreaker. Are you going to machine it, or attempt to cast it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 (edited) dont start off with 2000 if you didnt know that allready, unless you like sanding all day, depends on the finish of your wood at this point, but if its kinda rough, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 2000 would be a good step process. devon, i think he's meaning lead as in lead/rythmn not Pb Edited December 11, 2004 by asm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 HAHAHA--I think you're probably right . I'm not thinking straight today anyhow. I use 320, 600, 800, 1500, and 2000. The 3M 1500 seems a lot more aggresive than the 800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smee Posted December 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 whoops lol sorry didnt mean Pb. i think perhaps it might have to do with a finish material? i was playing a lot of fender tele and strats a bit ago cuase i just ran to guitar center and those maple necks are just freaken awesome smooth. it must be some kind of clearcoat they are using? in that case is it possible to use flame maple as a fretboard? i know theres soft and hard maple but i dont know which category flame is under. i thought it would be sweet to have a flame maple board dyed black becuase my body front is gunna have a flame maple laminated top dyed black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 whatever floats your boat, but a dyed fretboard would look really nasty imo, to much of a change in color on to large of a piece that doesnt need attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smee Posted December 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 hm, good point it might be a litle too busy looking while im playing it too. i think ill just get the ebony uber smooth and put vine inlay in it. is there any kind of clear coat or anything you are susposed to put on a fretboard? i could be wrong but like i said i find it almost impossible that those fender maple fretboards felt like they did with out some kind of clear coating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 Usually the reason that maple is cleared is 2 fold, to protect it and that it gets too darn dirty and ugly when not sealed. Any material that you use as a fretboard can get as smooth as a babies butt, just polish it like they mentioned above. And after you finish with the 2000, bet a buffer wheel and put lemon oil on the fetboard wait about a minute for it to soak a bit, and then hit it with the buffer, being careful with the inlays. This will guve you a mirror finish on almost anything, even porous rosewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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