Fretting about Frets, are they square?

I see most of the CBGs have straight necks, so squaring up the frets shouldnt be a big deal. What about if you are making more of a Uke-type neck where one end is wider than the other? How do you get those squared up? Do you mark the frets before cutting the width, while the wood is still square?
I have built 2 ukuleles so far and I purchased both fretboards already fretted so I never had to worry about that before. I love to customize everything and knowing how it's all done will help me to be a better builder.

Thanks for hints, tips, and tricks! Once I learn the basics of fretting I should be well on my way to the Fun Part, building!

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Permalink Reply by Gary Stenzel on February 8, 2017 at 6:10am

Oh wow. That sounds pretty simple too.

Thanks Lane!

Permalink Reply by Gary Stenzel on February 8, 2017 at 6:14am
Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on February 9, 2017 at 1:57am

print a few test necks first. then measure them against what the program says the measurements should be. I found my laser printer was not 100% i had to print at 102% to get correct measurements.

Permalink Reply by Gary Stenzel on February 9, 2017 at 4:04am

Good advice. Thanks!

Permalink Reply by Frank Larkin on February 9, 2017 at 10:47am

Went to the page and put info in and saw the scale numbers and the graphic of the neck but how do you print it out? No submit or print button...

Permalink Reply by Gary Stenzel on February 9, 2017 at 10:57am

You would save it (As PDF) to your computer first. When you open it locally with Adobe Reader you will have your print options.

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