Hello. Im new to cbg building and had question about cutting fret boards. I was wandering if anyone has used the table saw blade used for cutting the fret slots. And if so how do you like it,and would you recommend it. I have a pull saw now with blocks clamped to the side as a depth guide.
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Stew Mac has various solutions for cutting fret slots including a table saw. http://www.stewmac.com/SiteSearch/?search=fret%20slots
I do what you do, except I use a tri miter square instead of blocks. I lay out the fret lines on the computer, and print that out and glue it on the board, then cut through the paper on the lines, using the square as a saw guide to keep it accurate.
I personally wouldn't use a table saw unless I was doing mass production.
I use a table saw, but only because I make large numbers of fretboards (20-50 at a time). You'll need a template and a special narrow kerf blade. It's almost as quick to do it by hand with the proper saw and a mitrebox. A good template helps accuracy and repeatability - here's my set-up for slotting fretboards by hand.
here is a little video I made with a lot of hints of building.Fret cutting is in there. Trust me, I have made all the mistakes.
I made my own fret marker .
I bought a CB Gitty paper fret marker,I used that on a piece of wood,mark all the frets 25.5",24.5" and 24" inc the fret dots up to the 12th frets.then I cut a small grove in the wood and thats my fret marker.as for dressing frets.. I now put fret wire on 1st before I attach it to the neck. by doing this I can dress the edges on my belt sander,this save all the faffing about with a file. no rough or sharp edges.(I rub over with a 120 wet/dry paper on the edges.) anyway this has work for me.
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