i learned something new, thanks folks!
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| Author: | Rod True [ Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:50 pm ] |
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I just took a look at Hesh's fine procedure on fretting his faux bound fret board and had a thought. How many of you relieve the fret slot (triangle file run over the edge) to avoid chip out if and when the frets need to be replaced. Every time I've gone to put frets in any of my guitars (all bound fretboards) I forgotten to file the edges or relieve the fret slot. So, is this a friendly reminder or do most builders NOT relieve the fret slot at all? What say ye? |
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| Author: | JJ Donohue [ Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:53 pm ] |
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I'm a reliever...before the binding is glued on. |
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| Author: | Bill Greene [ Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:53 pm ] |
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Yep, triangular file...lightly take the edges off. |
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| Author: | crazymanmichael [ Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:37 pm ] |
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i am a believer. it makes getting th fret centered in the slot a lot easier. it is difficult to do when refretting a bound board, where i have tried a number of ways. none are easy. whilst most do not think of it in these terms, i feel it also makes removing frets without taking chips that much easier as well. so if you think you will ever refret your creation, it will save you some potential grief down the road. |
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| Author: | letseatpaste [ Wed Feb 14, 2007 2:05 pm ] |
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I'm smacking my forehead now thinking of my recently bound fret board, I knew better than that. |
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| Author: | old man [ Wed Feb 14, 2007 2:58 pm ] |
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Yep, I bevel mine. From what I've read, the biggest reason is to keep the FB slots from chipping when pulling old frets to refret. Ron |
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| Author: | Rod True [ Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:34 pm ] |
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Hesh, there is of course as usual great advise here by Michaeal and the others. Yes, it's a very good idea for reason's mentioned above. I would think for the bound fretboards, one could take a folded piece of 120 grit and put a thinned down piece of spruce between the fold and run it back and forth to bevel the leading edge of the fret slot. that should take care of if. Hesh, I bet John could add it to the faux bound boards very easily. Might ask him about it. |
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| Author: | Mattia Valente [ Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:11 pm ] |
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Yep, I bevel. It's even doable on most radiussed boards, since triangle files are small, and there's a handy curve in place already. |
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| Author: | Mark Tripp [ Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:43 am ] |
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Yup. I bevel too. First learned to do this from Mario's site, then saw that Tim McKnight also does this as per his fretting tutorial in the Jigs/Tools section of the OLF. Good enough for those guys, good enough for me! -Mark |
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| Author: | Dave Rickard [ Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:14 am ] |
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I bevel, Don't know where I got the idea but I do it. I might be missing something because I've never made a bound fret board but couldn't you bevel before binding? |
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| Author: | Homeboy [ Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:46 am ] |
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I bevel after I bind the board and it seems to be the last thing I do before fretting. I use a small triangle file and the hardest part is making sure I dont file over my bindings, just keeping it on the fret slots. I sand down my burr created with the file with some 600 grit and press the frets right in. I think this makes a huge difference when pulling frets. Blake |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:20 am ] |
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i learned something new, thanks folks!
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| Author: | Alain Desforges [ Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:57 am ] |
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Aha! Another thing learned here today! Marvellous! |
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| Author: | CarltonM [ Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:34 am ] |
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[QUOTE=Rod True]I would think for the bound fretboards, one could take a folded piece of 120 grit and put a thinned down piece of spruce between the fold and run it back and forth to bevel the leading edge of the fret slot.[/QUOTE] Also, if you've got a set of those "paddle" diamond files, they'll do the trick. They're nice and stiff, too, so you can get a clean bevel. |
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| Author: | CarltonM [ Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:38 am ] |
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[QUOTE=Dave Rickard]couldn't you bevel before binding?[/QUOTE] I think most people do, Dave. In Hesh's case, though, he's got some CNC'd boards with short slots, which give the appearance of binding. |
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| Author: | 1bordeaux [ Fri Feb 16, 2007 1:34 am ] |
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Especially need beveling if there is shell passing over / through the slot, (I bevel the inlaid shell with the triangle file). Why do I know this?  
Paul |
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| Author: | CarltonM [ Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:01 am ] |
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Heh! Good reminder, Paul. Thanks. |
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