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Making a four string neck part 5 (pressing the frets)

Once i sanded my fretboards how i like them I pressed and trimmed the frets

The pictures tell the story. I used to hammer the frets in but that was a pain in the ass so I made this press. and Also made a few blocks and shims so I can press all the frets up to the high end.notice how I turned my kitchen table into my workshop. this makes my wife so happy.....not.

dig the blurry pics…

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Added by mike g on March 5, 2011 at 11:53am — 5 Comments

Making a four string neck part 4 (beveling the neck)

After I cut the frets I am ready to bevel the back sides of the neck on the bandsaw following some guide lines. the neck in cross section will look like the picture below.

I mark the neck .4 from the bottom and draw a line the whole length of the neck (lines with arrow… Continue

Added by mike g on March 5, 2011 at 8:29am — No Comments

Making a four string guitar neck part 3 (marking and slotting the frets)

Now I am ready to mark and slot the frets. I square up the nut slot with a nice square file and clamp a dummy nut in to measure from so there is no guessing where I'm measuring from. I charted out my fret distances on a piece of paper and marked the neck with a nice sharp pencil. Mine is a 24" fret scale.…

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Added by mike g on March 4, 2011 at 8:29am — No Comments

Home Made Fret Press

I made this fret press and thought I would share it before I finish the neck making posts. I need to fret three necks so I broke down and made this press. It features 2 inch thich quarter sawn white oak. The whole unit is 21" long by 7-1/2 wide and weighs about forty pounds or more. I used a brick chisel for the press head. first I flattened and shaped the face of the chisel to accept the groove and then I…

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Added by mike g on March 4, 2011 at 7:46am — No Comments

making a four string neck (part 2) cutting angles and guing fretboard

Building a four string cigar box guitar (part 2)

next will be cutting off the ends of the neck stock to get rid of the bad ends created by the planer and then marking our neck blanks for the 20 degree angle needed for the headstock relief and marking the cuts we need to fit the box lid. the finished neck will look something like the one in the picture…

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Added by mike g on February 14, 2011 at 4:59am — No Comments

Building a four string cigar box guitar Pt 1. (ripping and planing the neck and fretboard blanks)

I created this blog to show all of the building techniques that I use up till this point with the knowledge that I have at this point in time. I have not built many guitars but I have built many things using various tools and techniques. Check out my other blog nicolacycles.blogspot.com to see some of the bikes and fixtures I've made.

to me making a… Continue

Added by mike g on February 9, 2011 at 10:40am — 4 Comments

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