How to fret a neck

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Comment by Dan Sleep on April 10, 2013 at 12:42pm

Here is a link to Wfret:

Wfret Download

Comment by joshua weiss on April 10, 2013 at 10:23am

Also whe i try to put my frets in they tend to bend and not sit in there right any suggestions.

Comment by Craig Mayhem on April 10, 2013 at 10:16am

http://www.ekips.org/tools/guitar/fretfind2d/

That's an online tool. once you set your options, choose the "Save to Disk" button on the file format you wish. I use PDF. When you print, make sure the in printer options it's set to 100%, not scaled to fit.

Comment by joshua weiss on April 10, 2013 at 9:59am

i tried to find the w fret program with no luck can you direct me

Comment by Dan Sleep on April 5, 2012 at 11:46am

I have actually starting using my T square to ensure they are exactly perpendiclar to the side of the neck. And the scalloping is really not all that much of an issue. I only run the sanding sponge up and down the side of the neck for a couple of passes, just enough to get the burrs off the fret wire. It really doesn't take off much wood to speak of. You might try making a test neck and try it yourself. You may find it works to your satisfaction. 

Comment by Glenn Reither on April 5, 2012 at 11:34am

Yup, I feared it might do that. Sorry, I'm too fussy about it. My way definitely takes longer than yours. And I'm seriously impressed by your use of fingers as a guide when starting your fret cuts. No way mine would come out truly square if I did that. Hat off to you!

Comment by Dan Sleep on April 5, 2012 at 10:53am

It may create some minor scalloping between the frets, but it has not detracted from the playbility at all.

Comment by Glenn Reither on April 5, 2012 at 10:49am

Love the foam sanding block idea. Doesn't scallop the wood between the frets?

Comment by Glenn Reither on April 5, 2012 at 10:47am

Good work Dan. A word of warning to people - your printer will not necessarily print out a scale accurately. It could be quite badly off.  Mine was terrible. There are some scale printer programs that include a calibration to correct for the errors your printer may introduce, but I don't trust them. Didn't do it perfectly. Anyway, I used to make scale templates on a  strip of aluminium but realised I'm going to change scale lengths frequently so now I just use ExMI and measure it out with a ruler.

Comment by Phillip Robert on March 24, 2012 at 10:31am

Very useful vid Dan !...great job...°<[:-) [---]==={

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