Sanding Stewmac Fret Board

[Tjensen]

I got a Stewmac IRW fret board in the mail. It is still pretty rough IE you can see the routing marks etc. I bought it thinking I could avoid buying a sand caul. Was I wrong? Do you think I can sand with some 600+ by hand or am I asking for trouble?

Thanks!

[ryanb]

It is certainly possible to sand it with a flat sanding block, as long as you are careful not to mess up the radius. A sanding caul does make life easier, however. Buying or making one is pretty inexpensive.

If your board is "pretty rough" and you can see "routing marks" you are going to need to start a lot coarser than 600 (say 100 or 120 depending on how rough it is), and work your way up to that.

[Tjensen]

Ok thanks.

I guess I should biuld a jig and make a caul.