Very cool ideas - thank you! This has been very helpful indeed.
Dave V said:
Usually doing the frets first has a tendency for the fretboard to "back bend" from the stress of the frets being wedged into the wood. I would think this would make it difficult to glue properly. I've always seen the fretboard glued first, then the frets are installed (not exactly "hammered" that implies something like a carpenter's hammer and a lot of banging)
Resting the neck on a beanbag (lead shot bags work great) prevents damage as the frets are "tapped" or "pressed" into place with either a soft face hammer or press.
Interesting theory.... I've done it both ways and never had any trouble gluing up the fretboard after fretting. I've settled on fretting first so that if I screw up a cut or something, I've only messed up the board, not the whole project....
the best,
Wichita Sam
Dave V said:
Usually doing the frets first has a tendency for the fretboard to "back bend" from the stress of the frets being wedged into the wood. I would think this would make it difficult to glue properly. I've always seen the fretboard glued first, then the frets are installed (not exactly "hammered" that implies something like a carpenter's hammer and a lot of banging)
Resting the neck on a beanbag (lead shot bags work great) prevents damage as the frets are "tapped" or "pressed" into place with either a soft face hammer or press.
Usually doing the frets first has a tendency for the fretboard to "back bend" from the stress of the frets being wedged into the wood. I would think this would make it difficult to glue properly. I've always seen the fretboard glued first, then the frets are installed (not exactly "hammered" that implies something like a carpenter's hammer and a lot of banging)
Resting the neck on a beanbag (lead shot bags work great) prevents damage as the frets are "tapped" or "pressed" into place with either a soft face hammer or press.
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Dave V said:
Interesting theory.... I've done it both ways and never had any trouble gluing up the fretboard after fretting. I've settled on fretting first so that if I screw up a cut or something, I've only messed up the board, not the whole project....
the best,
Wichita Sam
Dave V said:
Resting the neck on a beanbag (lead shot bags work great) prevents damage as the frets are "tapped" or "pressed" into place with either a soft face hammer or press.