fyb Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 What's the best way to get binding to look nice and clean around a bolt on neck pocket? Should you bind the body first then route the neck pocket so you go through the binding? Or should you route the pocket first? Any tips you can give me would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 If it were me, I'd rout the neck pocket first, then bind the body & trim the excess. My gut says that if the body is bound first, routing the neck pocket might rip the binding loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyb Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 If it were me, I'd rout the neck pocket first, then bind the body & trim the excess. My gut says that if the body is bound first, routing the neck pocket might rip the binding loose. What's the best way to trim the binding in the neck pocket once it's applied? Just file it? This will be my first stab at binding and I don't want to mess it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 (edited) That depends on the binding material. If it can be cleanly cut with a coping saw (or some other fine-bladed saw), this might be a good option. Honestly, though, there are a LOT of variables to answering this one: material, thickness, tools available, etc. After it's trimmed down close to the body, filing might be a viable option, bit an X-acto knife might be as well. Whatever you decide to do, "test trim" on some extra. Try the various cutting tools you have on hand to see what they all do to the binding material. It could be that a file would make it too rough & uneven, or it doesn't cut well with an X-acto. Edited January 31, 2008 by avengers63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 if its a wood binding I would glue the binding first and then route the neck pocket. I don`t think it will rip the binding loose for plastic binding I really don`t know, because i`m not sure how the speed and heat of a router interacts with plastic bindings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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