So I made an upright bass, he wants a 7-9 degree radius for the fret board... It's flat now..
1. So how can i figure out what that would be?
2. Can i use a piece of baseboard trim already with a slight curve?
Thanks
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I did mine like this ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-JOnDoJp-M
And a fingerboard produced with it
Couple of photos of a sanding block
What I used as the neck on my cigar box cello was a recycled piece of an old wood porch column. It was made in sections so each one had a nice radius.
Damn.. that's nice...WOW
another way ,if you know anyone who works with steel,is to cut a section about 150mm longxabout 100mm wide out of a piece of 800-900 mm diam pipe
Just seen that - it's so time consuming, and not a particularly easy way of making an accurate block. I've made short sanding blocks using my router and the extension rails plus a centrepoint. I took some scrap 1/2" plywood: cut a circle out to whatever radius you want the fretboard, discard the centre cut-out, then cut the surround that's left into 3 inch wide segments. Carefully stack and glue the segments together - I used screws to permanently clamp them together until you have a block. 8 segments will give you a block 4" long which is fine for making a radiused 'board. You need to stack and glue really accurately, then clean up the glue and sand out any uneven bits.
Sorry he meant degree radius.. the video is perfect...
not sure you have it but here`s a link to show how to make a radius sanding block,easy but time consuming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWN5AqNeDfE
or you can buy one from ebay,the easy way ;)
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