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Comment by Daniel Walter on September 15, 2019 at 9:03am

Hey Unc. I guess all the comments I leave are rhetorical. hurts my feelings.

oh well, just hired a carpenter friend and we replaced the stairs going down the dungeon, so the peeps can replace the boiler. he told me the existing stairs would collapse. he was right.  i'm all busted up. we used some old 2x12's from the old days that were really 2x12's. thick. they were for scaffolding, but we cut 'em up. now where do i get the 6 grand for the furnace?

Comment by Daniel Walter on September 13, 2019 at 10:18am

Thank you John. I might be redundant to recap this marquetry method, but here goes:

need a good straight fretboard. mine was oak. and some veneer, a very sharp razor knife and some glass, for the cutting surface. the glass is to cut the veneer, you'll be had pressed to get edges like this without it. lay your veneer over the fretboard and make any pattern you want. then carefully move the pieces, top side up, and blue tape the seams. a lightbox or a light under the glass works wonders. put wood glue on the fretboard, then wood glue on the veneer. tape the edges of the veneer because it will want to curl. when tacky, almost dry, place the wacky veneer pattern you created on the fret board. use a piece of brown paper and iron it on, highest setting, usually cotton. iron it till you know its a bond, it won't burn. remove the tape, flip your board over and cut the excess off, on the glass surface again. (if your cutting surface is not hard as a rock, like wood or those rubber matts, you will not get a clean cut. trust me).  the most important tip i can leave you with, is that i use a razor knife with break off pieces. Everytime i make a cut, i break off the blade or use another one. sounds wasteful, but that is how you get clean cuts. veneer likes to chip. don't let it. Daniel out.

Comment by Uncle John on September 13, 2019 at 5:19am

I thought that was you, Daniel. WOW!