goat Posted October 11, 2003 Report Share Posted October 11, 2003 My fretboard is slotted already. I plan on going a little wider than finished dimension for sanding. Can I cut the sides(the taper from nut to 24 th fret) on the table saw or should I use the band saw?.....I don`t know if it will tear the wood at the slots?? Maybe masking tape over the board first???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 11, 2003 Report Share Posted October 11, 2003 You can but you risk chipping depending on the blade you have and the speed of the saw itself. I would definately mask and ty a pass further away then your intention the first time to see how the wood will react. If it's Maple or Rosewood you should be ok............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted October 11, 2003 Report Share Posted October 11, 2003 if you have a bandsaw use it.i just cut four fingerboards on mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted October 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2003 If it's Maple or Rosewood you should be ok............... Thanks Brian, unfortunately it`s Ebony ... ...and it`s slotted already. I might try gluing it on the neck first,then cut the excess overhang.What do ya think???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 if you are cutting on a bandsaw I don't know why it would chip on the fret slots unless you have a really crappy bandsaw blade. I generally cut them almost to size so there is minimal sanding left to do. The blade on a bandsaw is cutting downwards, so long as your piece of wood is tight against the surface it shouldn't chip at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 I mount mine, then cut them to the neck's profile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted October 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 I mount mine, then cut them to the neck's profile Yeah,that`s what I was going to do but I`m making a neck-thru-body guitar and the higher frets will be over the body section of the neck,which is wider than my fret board.(I laminated a wide three piece neck blank to start with) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted October 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 if you are cutting on a bandsaw I don't know why it would chip on the fret slots unless you have a really crappy bandsaw blade. Thanks LGM, I`m going for it today.I have two band saws and a dozen spare blades in different widths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted October 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 I marked the tapered sides of the masked fretboard and used double sided tape on a 1/2" thick x 2 1/2"w x 30" long, straight piece of stainless with a machined edge.I stuck the ebony board on top of that with the edge ligning up along the straight edge and ran it down the band saw.It worked great.... ...except there are no teeth left on my bandsaw J/K My fretboard is now tapered and ready for gluing. Thanks for the help everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 wouldn't that kinda ruine you're straight edge a bit?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 not likely that a carbon steel wood cutting blade would mar a stainless steel straightedge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted October 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 wouldn't that kinda ruine you're straight edge a bit?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted October 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 wouldn't that kinda ruine you're straight edge a bit?? 1/2" thick Didn`t even scratch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 cool... i'll have to keep that in mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 I mount mine first then lay the neck fingerboard side down and cut it as close to the neck as I can then finish it up on the belt sander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted October 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 I mount mine first then lay the neck fingerboard side down and cut it as close to the neck as I can then finish it up on the belt sander "Yeah,that`s what I was going to do but I`m making a neck-thru-body guitar and the higher frets will be over the body section of the neck,which is wider than my fret board.(I laminated a wide three piece neck blank to start with)" Is there an echo in here here Its glued up.I`ll take the clamps off tomorrow. I put masking tape over the truss rod to keep glue out.Just as I applied the glue,my neighbor comes up to talk to me about borrowing something.I told him I was busy but lost concentration anyway and put fretboard over tape.I took it up right away and removed tape ,but now the glue is on the fingerboard.I wiped it as best I could,but man what a hassle.So I probably won`t be able to remove the truss rod very easily in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 i generally just plane the board to size, it is tedious i know, especially since when you are starting the angled cut the strokes on the plane are extremely short. but you get more a buzz doing it manually! imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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