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Permalink Reply by Daryl on February 8, 2015 at 11:21pm

I usually wood burn them on or use a hole punch and punch them out of plastic giar pics. 1/4" forsner bit and drill press and there you go. Saw that done here. ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Groucho on February 9, 2015 at 3:22am

I've used BBQ skewers as fret markers before.  I soaked them in my homemade "mojo juice" stain overnight to give them a dark ring around the edge. 

I had them lying around in a kitchen drawer. It was cheap and easy.  They came out pretty good too.  So I will definitely be using them again.

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Permalink Reply by grondon oconnor on February 9, 2015 at 7:28pm

Yes of course you are right.

Just not looking well.

So no butter.

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Permalink Reply by 14 buck bass (aka antonio) on February 10, 2015 at 4:46am

wayfinder is right.  there are tons of things, ive used sea shells to pebbles to those fake jewels they sell at the craft stores. also 45 brass  shotgun shell brass ends . type writer keys are cool . I found a bunch at an antique store and used those . brass nails. copper nails.  coins. pennys.  foreign currency.  ive taken a regular phillips screw heated the tip on the stove and burned the cross into the wood with the head of the screw . that looks cool.   just look around.   it actually gets kinda fun . good luck post up some ideas of what youve come up with .

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Permalink Reply by 14 buck bass (aka antonio) on February 10, 2015 at 4:48am

groucho love that bbq skewer with dark stain ring outta site man !

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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on February 10, 2015 at 5:01am

I have used abalone inlays (love that ebay!), wood dowels, sharpies, wood burning, and recently Airsoft bb's: Drill a small hole, hammer them in and sand them flush...

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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on February 10, 2015 at 6:53am

A little. The hardest part is sawing them off flat, and getting them to sand down cleanly... :-)

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on February 10, 2015 at 7:12am

Chopsticks. You can do a bunch of fretboards with just one package. (Free with egg foo yung)

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Permalink Reply by Randy S. Bretz on February 10, 2015 at 10:33am

Bone rod split in half...the way I installed them they can be seen from the top and side

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Permalink Reply by JL on February 11, 2015 at 12:40am

Ingenious - inspiring - creative

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Permalink Reply by Jo Jacobsen on February 12, 2015 at 3:36pm

What kind of wood is that fretboard made of? Bocote?

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Permalink Reply by grondon oconnor on February 14, 2015 at 10:02pm

Duh, evidently still not getting the Reply steps right.

Thought I replied but don`t see it on site. The fret board is a StewMac Rosewood that`s a bit more open grain than I expected. Will still be fine. I managed to get birch dots in the right places and dressed smooth. After reading muuch and watching You tube vids till my eyes fell out, I`ve decided to glue up and then fret. The fret board seems to have a bit of a dip and I want to deal with wood rather than frets to level. Still , the finish. Iv`e read everything from Pam to Lemon oil to some mystery fluid no longer on the market. There are lovers and haters on all sides.

What do you use? 

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