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[QUOTE=GregG] On that radius jig do you just lock the fretboard in one position run the router the length of the board adjust the board a tad and do it again & again..

Greg[/QUOTE]

Thats right. The fb is stuck to the jig with a few pieces of double-sided tape.

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Wayne,

What is the length of the arm on that jig to arrive at the appropriate radius?

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Greg,

Here is the original thread where the jig was described. Al Peebles posted some plans in the thread with all the relevant dimensions.

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Here's my deluxe binding color scraping apparatus with micro-fine depth adjustment. I don't mind telling you, this thing was in R&D for years, but the results speak for themselves....    


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Pretty ingenious, John! I'd need to devise (and patent) a special safety guard, though, to keep from slicing up the back of my hand.


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