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Week 23 – Fret Board and Bridge

Posted on August 19, 2015November 11, 2015 by Iain 'Cutty' Carlin

Heel Plate

  •  Cut redgum hell plate on band saw
  • Glued to back of heel

Fret board

  • Sanded fret board with 150 to flush pearl inlaysCut frets to width of fret board (decreasing size)
  • Lay out the frets in order of size
  • Set up the fret board clamp by clamping to bench with g-glamps
  • Wipe each fret with small amount of glue and press in with fret clamp
  • Wipe off excess glue as you go
  • Once all fitted, clamp strips of wood across sides of fret board to hold in place

Bridge

  • Bridge sequence – flatten bottom, cut width, plane depth, set depth, set length, cut slot, drill peg holes then cut to shape
  • Bridge
  • Fretboard
  • Heel
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