Robert

I just got a copy of Stew Macs Fretting Book and it has a couple of other styles. One is a box with the jig inside and you roll the box 90 degrees on its side to go to the "playing" position. Supposidlly portable. I am in the process of cloning one of these bad boys to make bolt on necks and test picups.

Robert

Thanks for the sequence. Next order to Stew Mac includes that video. Now I have to find a VCR. I seem to have retired mine looooong ago.

Robert

I am going to do my first fret job on a guitar I am building. I am building a neck jig clone and a fret miter box. First is familiar to most or all of you. Second is the first generation one by Luthiers Merch. So the questions.

Do I have the right sequence for fretting and dressing? This is a bolt on neck for a P Bass

Radius sand the fretboard

Cut the fret slots...I and using matching curved guides for the fret saw...ie 7.25"..I am thinking I should do this to not show overly deep fret slots

Taper the board

Using guide pins glue the board

Press in frets..I have an arbor press and a fret caul from Stew Mac

Cut and install the nut

Mount the neck on a psuedo body on the neck jig

String and tune

Adjust the truss rod for correct relief....Numbers anyone??

Restring and retune...

Adjust jig for this position

Level the frets using a fret rocker

Destring and detension neck from jig

Recrown tops and dress ends of frets

Polish frets

Admire a job well done with at least one cold one

Also can anyone help me with a color question. I am using swamp/southern ash for the body and need a sorta formula to tint the finish to Fender Butterscotch Blonde. I am going to use Trans Tint Vintage Amber and Red Mahogany to start and located a Fender PBass in Butterscotch I can match. I will be using epoxy silica filler. Then either a couple coats of KTM-9 and the one or more coats of alcohol/tint and another clear coat. If needed more alcohol/tint and the rest of the clear coats to get the prescribed 10 coats. Or I may just tint the first couple coats. Suggestions???

I will be getting the KTM-9 next week and have a bunch of scrap Swamp Ash to try.

Thanks for any help...

Robert