Binding Strips
- Removed masking tape holding b/w/b decoration strips
- Use flat file to remove excess glue round the binding channel
- Remove bindings from side-bender and prepare as for decoration strips
- Work on top first, glue bindings in place and hold with lots of masking tape
- Bottom the same, but leave one strip over-length to allow cutting in situ once mostly glued down
Fret Board
- Removed excess sticky left from attaching template
- Cut off at first ‘fret’ marking point at nut using Tenon saw
- Mark centre line on back of fret board
- Align neck template to centre line and top on back of fret board and clamp in place
- Drill 2 x 1.5 mm holes in fret board through first and 12th frets into template
- Draw round template, remove and cut with bandsaw to roughly the right size (did a couple of practice runs first)
- Cut off excess frets from bottom of fret board while at bandsaw
- Re-attach template using drill bits and flush trim using fixed router