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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on December 20, 2015 at 10:36am

Hmmm interesting ...maybe I could put em on without glue at first see how it looks and functions...I suppose painting white lines or cream as you mention could be good as you don't need to press down on frets...I just was thinking walnut is so nice why skimp on nice frets...oh well huh.

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Permalink Reply by Clark Rowden on December 20, 2015 at 10:35am

Here's the link to the cable tie idea posted by Rooster:

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profiles/blogs/cable-tie-frets

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Permalink Reply by Carl on December 20, 2015 at 10:53am

I painted white fret lines on my red dyed neck - but after staring at it for a while decided it looked horrendous, just out of place if you get my drift so IMHO avoid paint.
Wayfinder's mentioning of the cable ties is something I also was considering along with wooden matches and toothpicks. I want to finish mine today so I better think think fast ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Huntz Meyer on December 20, 2015 at 10:59am

Actually started as a whoops, but turned out nice.  Veneer.

http://www.huntznsam.com/cbg_110637.html

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on December 20, 2015 at 11:36am

These are all great suggestions !!! Hey wow...not sure yet but I like the idea also of squares being painted notating the fret borders...
Very cool ideas here

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Permalink Reply by Jim Woods on December 20, 2015 at 12:21pm

I am making up some walnut necks also.  Since I am using round toothpicks in 1/16 in holes at the fret line for side marks, maybe another just around the corner on the front for the marked frets and similar marks on the other side of the front for the other fret locations. 

Other plan is to cut fret slots and fill with maple or cherry  sliver flush with fretboard.

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on December 20, 2015 at 12:36pm

nice.

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on December 21, 2015 at 7:58am

This is a little off tangent but if I paint a design either acrylic or water base ...let it dry ...can I clear stain something like minwax over that? I want to paint symbols on the guitar and cover with a protective barrier...

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on December 21, 2015 at 10:57am

This makes sense to try out a sample on scrap... Thanks for this Wayfinder...too many variables without trying on scrap.

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Permalink Reply by Daryl on December 21, 2015 at 11:34am

I used 1/8 maple strips set into shallow saw cuts. Sand tongue oil and enjoy.

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on December 21, 2015 at 12:01pm

Wow...how did you cut those maple strips so even at first?

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Permalink Reply by Daryl on December 21, 2015 at 12:13pm

I planed a piece of maple to 1/8 thickness and then set a guide up and made strips with a bandsaw. 1/8'is the kerf of my tablesaw.

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