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  • Danny Jones February 14, 2015 at 6:00am

    I have made a lot of Dots with a plug cutter in my drill press and pcv pipe. looks real nice and white !

  • Rob Uker February 13, 2015 at 1:20pm

    If I want it to look home made I use flat head screws

    Some times I drill down a little bit and Fill the holes with paint

    I've also bought abalone and Mother of pearl from stewart mac 

  • Bluesheart February 11, 2015 at 5:25pm

    When I want to get"fancy" I'll make "Mother of Bowling Ball" fretboard markers out of "Abalone" guitar picks. Used a paper punch, then drill shallow 1/4" holes, add a dab of glue and set in place. Very pretty.

  • grondon oconnor February 11, 2015 at 1:18pm
    I have found a reground hole punch chucked in a drill lets me half punch half burn dots out of a piece of 1/8th" Ribbon Maple. Use about a 2x2" chip of Maple which splits away leaving a clean dot. Would never have thought of a punch Daryl. Thanks to all.
    I really enjoy the process of the build, and with help, perhaps learning to think outside the box. No pun intended.
  • Brendan deVallance February 11, 2015 at 9:52am

    I made a tutorial on how I made them using a tuning peg from a violin which are inexpensive to buy.

    See the link below:

    dot markers

  • Slowpaw Steve T February 10, 2015 at 5:41pm

    I just use a soldering iron tip reversed these days and burn them in, great results! :-)

  • Randy S. Bretz February 10, 2015 at 4:33pm

    306414392?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024Bone rod split in half...the way I installed them they can be seen from the top and side

    • Rob Uker > Randy S. Bretz February 13, 2015 at 1:23pm

      I love that,

      where do you buy bone rod?

    • Jo Fjelstrom > Randy S. Bretz February 12, 2015 at 9:36pm

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

      • grondon oconnor > Jo Fjelstrom February 15, 2015 at 4:02am

        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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