Fretless fretboard

Fret slots cut and filled with Hornbeam wood
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  • Cheers Tom , yeah that sounds like a nice combination (oak & Cherry ) should look sweet , would like to try a bass myself one day , yes be sure to post them pix of it
    cheers bro
    juju.
  • Thanks Andy , yes mate give it a try , i was thinking of getting a slightly wider blade for doing this so i won't have to spend so much time thinning the veneers to fit , be nice and quick if the veneers just slotted in !
    thanks for your input
    juju.
  • very cool Juju! - I'm currently building a fretless bass with similar style inlaid wood fret markers - mine is cherry "frets" on an oak fretboard - hopefully I'll have it done soon and post pics
  • oooh that is sweet! Got to try that out on my next fretless. I think I have some bass wood thin enough.
  • Hi paul , thanks for your comments there much appriciated , well it's a bit of messing around to do them but i think the end result looks kinda cool , the method is to cut a fret slot as you would if you were fitting a fret , then get some hornbeam Veneer 0.6mm thickness and thin it down with a scraper (plane iron / Blade) to 023" sorry i dont know the conversion between metric and imperial ! but a gestimate would be 0.3mm ish ! - then apply glue to the fret slot and insert the veneer , sand flush to the fretboard once dry
    hope this clears it up for you
    Cheers bro
    juju.
  • Just how in the heck do you slice wood that thin?! Awfully nice.
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