ISUBARUI Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 If you are putting inlays on a cambered fingerboard how do you compensate for the fact that they will stick up towards the edges of the fingerboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISUBARUI Posted April 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 come on no one wants to share the secret with me is there something im missing or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Or nobody knows what a cambered fingerboard is.! Got me stumped! Since the word 'cambered' means 'arched', and you refer to the edges sticking out, I can only assume that you're talking about any fingerboard with a radius. Almost all fingerboards that I can think of have some sort of radius, two of the more common being 10" and 12" which are fairly substantially 'cambered', but which have been inlaid since... well, since someone inlayed a fingerboard. The solution is very simple-- use a thick enough inlay material that you can sand it to match the curve of the fingerboard. I suppose the same would apply for fingerboards with a concave radius, except the edges would be flush and it's the middle part you'd have to sand down to match. Greg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Cambered? Do you mean something like the Novax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Or nobody knows what a cambered fingerboard is.! Got me stumped! Same here, and now I'm curious as to what he's talking about.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Cambered is radiused. Melvyn Hiscock uses cambered in his book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imunwell2 Posted April 22, 2004 Report Share Posted April 22, 2004 If you are putting inlays on a cambered fingerboard how do you compensate for the fact that they will stick up towards the edges of the fingerboard? You'll need to be sure the inlay material is thick enough, set the inlay then the edges that stick up will need sanded. I had to deal with this a lot on my LP that I put the body inlay on. Here is an example of what I mean. Weather it is concave or convex, it is the same concept. http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c3/im181owne...ing_example.jpg Good Luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISUBARUI Posted April 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2004 what grit sandpaper should i use to get the final scratches out of the inlay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJohn Posted April 22, 2004 Report Share Posted April 22, 2004 Start with 600 then work your way up to 2000.Get the grits as close together as you can.Stew Mac sells some stuff that goes above 2000,(up to 20000-I think).It's worth the $$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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