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FRETBOARD TIME

11/22/2016

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Here is an Honduran Rosewood fretboard just sitting unglued on the neck to show you where it goes.  I must trim it down to the proper width at the nut.  I will leave it exactly two inches at the other end.  I am going to make this 1 1/2 inches at the nut.  I am finding broad acceptance among my customers that the wider fingerboard is easier to play.
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This special sled was made expressly to make angled cuts.  I clamp the fretboard in at an angle.  The saw cuts it straight
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Resulting in a nicely tapered side.  Now for the other side
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Now that it is tapered I will mark off the little design angle I like to put in these ukes using a pre cut and many times used little template.
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Off we go to the band saw,  What an invaluable tool a bandsaw is in a luthier's workshop.
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It takes but a second to make the cut, and then to the sander for a little smooth-up
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Looking good.  Now all I need to do is put in the frets and glue it on.  That will come after Thanksgiving.  
I Wish You a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving.  We have much to be thankful for, not the least of which is the joy of music.
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