Took this shot today... from the bottom right, in a drunken sort of semi-clockwise direction we have:1) the neck - zebrawood fretboard with walnut neck. This thing is coming along nicely... although zebrawood really does stink when you sand it.2) some leftover fretwire - might be enough for another CBG, but more likely enough for just a CB strummer.3) crown royal bag - mmmm.... whiskey! Whiskey always helps in fretting. I'm not sure why, and I'm not really sure in what way... but it does! ;-)4) clamp!5) scrap wood - I used this to jig my previous neck, and didn't need it this time. But it's still on the table, hanging out with the cool pieces of wood.6) fret snippers - not specifically for frets, these wire snippers are not great, but they work.7) rubber mallet - this is what I use to pound things with, sometimes in the process of a build, but more often in frustration: I'll pound the wood I'm working on, my forehead, innocent passersby. That's why I don't use the metal one anymore.8) misc guitar tools for fretting and measuring - ironically, these are stored in a cigar box... or is it?9) portable fan - this helps keep a breeze and some air flowing.10) brush - used both to clean up the area, and clean up myself after a sanding day.11) painters tape - awesome in so many ways!12) titebond wood glue13) measuring tape14) another clamp!15) my improvised neck jig - works pretty good! holds it all still and study... and I've been told those are good qualities.
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half of that table is bigger than my workspace, have i been looking at that table fer 30 minutes? maybe, i like that table, thanks fer the cool pic, nice set up you have here.
Wanna know the best po' man's way to get a fret in? Take one of the rubber comforts off of that Irwin quick clamp and put the hard part of the clamp up against the fret after it's been lined up in the slot by hand. The other side of the clamp (the one with the rubber comfort still attached) should be on the underside of the neck. Press in at the middle and then the sides by squeezing the clamp shut. Instant set, instant lock, no unnecessary pounding.
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Hoo-wah.