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Comment by Greg Shipley on October 28, 2014 at 9:03am

Thanks Wayne my buddy is a cabinet maker and he uses alot of oak and poplar so i have been using the oak for the fret boards it seems to work better for fretting and looks better when finished I looked at your site and was impressed by your work. I have built a couple Padron guitars and they really show and sound great. I have not glued any frets so the lemon oil sounds like a nice option. I have used shellac and danish oil for the finish have sprayed any other coatings but may try. Where do you get the hardtails and flat pick ups from? I have contacted Dan Sleep but he is behind on production.  Thanks for the input.

Comment by Wayne Bigler on October 28, 2014 at 8:31am

This is late, but I don't get on here much.  Not sure what material you're using for a fretboard.  Mostly use hard maple for the neck and "fretboard".  If I use rosewood or ebony for my fretboard, well then I don't have to worry about sealing it.  Just a little lemon oil on it after its fretted.   Mostly I shape and cut fret slots in a piece of hard maple. A maple "fret board" then isn't a fret board at all, just part of the piece of maple. I cut the fret slots, install the fret markers then spray several coats of clear semi-gloss poly on the "fret board" and then install the frets.  After edge dressing the frets I mask off the fret board and then spray the neck with several more coats of semi-gloss.  The idea is to fix any marks I've made in the neck from the edge dressing of the frets.  The only reason I'd ever need to glue the frets in is that if I've got a bit sloppy cutting the slots.  It happens some times but a couple drops of super glue fixes that and the finish doens't interfere with it at all.  You can see a little more of what I'm talking about on some photos I've posted on my page or on my website (www.biglerguitars.com) 

Comment by Greg Shipley on October 20, 2014 at 2:13am

Thanks Don

Comment by Don Barnhill on October 19, 2014 at 2:09pm

No! If you decide to glue in the frets the sealer prevents the adhesion of the glue1 My 2 cents