Donnie B. Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 This is taking way more time than I figured it would. The saw I have only cuts in one direction and the rosewood board I have seems to be awful hard. Any tips for making this easier faster? Can I lube the blade with something that won't hurt the wood but will cut down on friction? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 I used motor oil for slotting an ebony board once. I made sure to thoroughly clean it afterwards though. I think in the case of rosewood you'd be best off with soaping the blade. peace, russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay5 Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 I would use wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 and for something that WON'T discolor your board or make gluing frets impossible, you can use chalk, there is also a blade lube you can get for inlay cutting that is inert, I can't remember what it's called though. Even dry graphite is a better idea than motor oil or wax............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Candle wax and/or a bar of soap. The slots get cleaned out anyway with StewMac's slot cleaning tool afterwards, and the amoung on there is minimal. Don't use any since I've started slotting with my japanese handsaw, mind you, but candle wax has done me fine to date, and I've never had problems supergluing frets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zjokka Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 StewMac has a fret saw the saws on the pull stroke, heard lots of good about it: http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Fretting_suppl...otting_Saw.html hope it helps J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzI Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 If you think rosewood is hard dont even bother with ebony. MzI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 (edited) Even dry graphite is a better idea than motor oil or wax I only used the oil for an ebony fretboard. I wouldn't adivise it any where else. I don't glue frets either. The proof is in the pudding: the guitar looks and plays fine. In retropsect, it would have been more logical to use fretboard oil. Many people use that on a regular basis afterall. I've since ditched slotting my own fretboards all together. I now outsource it; eventually I'll put up the money for the stewmac fretsaw tablesaw blade. Edited January 22, 2006 by thegarehanman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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