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Nice tip, I'll have to try it out. Do the frets stay in place pretty good, no lifting or anything?
I've seen Jeremy Kyle guests with better teeth than that saw. :-D
I love old tools like that...janky teeth and all. I'm going to keep this tip in mind when I'm ready to step up to a fretted CBG.
I'm very new to this scene and have only built two so far (not counting a ludicrous cookie tin banjo and a diddley-bow)...what's a good fret saw and how much should one cost? Or is this "just get the cheap one and work with it" territory?
ah.. my book of tools lists this as a Gent's saw or dovetail saw ...very nice tool. i expect the steel is very good quality, it's probably binding 'cos it needs sharpening. in this day of throwaway 'hardpoint' saws the practice of sharpening has deminished, however it's not that difficult, try practicing on an old (not HP ) saw ...
hen i cut my fets , i first mark with a knife - i use wfret as no 2 of my guits are the same s/l'
then i use a piercing saw for a very fine cut , then last cut with a coping saw . i bit longwinded but i've never had a wrong fret slot.
well , i like your saw...
You must press your frets in without glue? I would be afraid the glue wouldn't stick well if there was any wax in the slot. I don't own a saw with that fine of blade, wish I did.
iv'e never used glue, when i first looked into fretting (about a year ago ,2nd build ) i just did a few test cuts, now i use the same fret blade for the frets ,and put it by when i use the fretsaw for f-holes etc..
What about using Camellia Oil on that old tool? It's what Lie Nielsen recommends for use on their planer blades. it's not supposed to affect the gluing surfaces.
Like Jabes I know this as a Gentlemans saw. I use a modern version and like you apply wax to the blade to ease cutting. They are quite easily sharpened using a three square needle file with the blade held between two pieces of wood in a vice
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