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Chris Oliver
 Post subject: New F5 Build
PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:27 am 
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It has begun.

My research over the last few years and some extra encouragement from talented members here has prompted me to start my first F5 builds. It doesn't hurt that I have a couple pre-orders as well.

I have a lot of the easy steps complete. I have collected my woods over the last decade. I have the cases, bindings, bridges tuners, glues...etc. etc... Now all that is left is a few jigs here and there and proper execution.... maybe a little luck.

So far, I have fretboards cut and slotted. I'll be shaping them and hopefully binding them this weekend.
I'll be posting to this thread as I go. There are more pics and comments at: shop blog

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 Post subject: Re: New F5 Build
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Fretboards have been shaped. Fret markers and binding coming next.

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Nice work , Im looking forward to seeing the rest of this thread ! [:Y:] [clap]

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 Post subject: Re: New F5 Build
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More mando.

Here are a couple fretboards dyed black and one, sans dye, with fretwire installed.
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James... I have a blog like yours. I'll be posting periodic photos here, but you can get all the pics there. (http://www.InfinityLuthiers.com/blog)

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 Post subject: Re: New F5 Build
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One of the fretboards I did not dye gets filed and dyed.

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Here's what it should loook like with binding.

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Aaaah.... slowly. You can see the instrument coming to life.

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One of the fretboards gets solid silver plate inlaid as faux frets. Once the rest of the frets are installed and the binding is in place, it will be scooped.

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Several fretboards are getting the 'Infinity' inlay in the scoop...

Outlining the inlay.
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Routing.
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Gluing in place with dyed epoxy.
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Ready for fretwire.
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