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Permalink Reply by Skeesix on May 27, 2015 at 1:02am

Thanks for the heads up on the Harbor Freight saws. I have a Japanese pull saw from Lowes and it is also a little wider than I would like, but workable if you use super glue.

Super glue is fine for holding frets in. I do it all the time on both CBGs and "real" guitars, especially for fret ends on radiused fret boards. I don't think it changes the tone any.

There are two schools of thought on frets. One is to make the slot just wide enough to have it hold in without glue. That being said, some of the old timers use water to swell the wood, or use shellac or white glue as the glue.

The other is to make the slots wide on purpose and epoxy the frets in.

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Permalink Reply by Bob Marioni on May 27, 2015 at 2:39am

Thank you for the info! I feel better about my first fret board. The glue seems to hold them in just fine.

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Permalink Reply by darryl kernaghan on May 27, 2015 at 10:49am

Bob, someone,some time back posted a similar tale and they got around it by flattening the teeth [in profile],reducing the kerf down to about .023 in.I can,t recall whether they squeezed it in a vice,hammered the teeth or whatever you might find it if you do a search.

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Permalink Reply by Bob Marioni on May 27, 2015 at 12:56pm

That would work! Thank you! At the price I am going make sure I have a spare.

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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on June 5, 2015 at 9:21am

I have been looking for the thinner saw... I have one, but it is showing signs of wear. I ended up buying the thicker saw just so I can use it for non-fretwork...

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Permalink Reply by Bob Marioni on June 5, 2015 at 11:29pm

The thicker one really cuts well. I use it to cut necks and notch boxes.

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