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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on February 6, 2017 at 5:26am

Yep. Square em up and mark em before you taper the neck.

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Permalink Reply by darryl kernaghan on February 6, 2017 at 5:54am

Only confirming Ron's post, mark them, cut them, prior to tapering, it is difficult to set up later, not impossible, but much easier

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Permalink Reply by Gary Stenzel on February 6, 2017 at 12:24pm

Thanks guys! You kinda confirmed what I already expected. I appreciate the replies!

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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on February 7, 2017 at 1:38am

use a bevel gauge. if you have already cut the neck taper you can use a bevel gauge to set the angle between the neck and the nut. slide the guage down the neck and the lines will still be square to the nut.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Stenzel on February 7, 2017 at 4:50am

That's a great idea! Would definitely help if I got ahead of myself. I do that sometimes. LOL

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Permalink Reply by Don Barnhill on February 7, 2017 at 6:17am

I use the Stew Mac fretting jig that utilizes machined templates with accurate scale lengths and cut my fret slots prior to tapering the neck.
Best of luck!

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Permalink Reply by Gary Stenzel on February 7, 2017 at 11:51am

I love the champagne lifestyle, but I'm on a beer budget. LOL

I still have to do the math.

Thanks Don!

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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on February 8, 2017 at 12:43am

you can make a bevel gauge out of 2 bits of straight wood and a bolt.... im on a beer once a month budget...lol

i use the online fret calculators and recently on of our members posted a spread sheet you can download. all you have to do is input the scale length and it auto calculates the rest..http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/here-is-an-excellsheet-i...

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Permalink Reply by Gary Stenzel on February 8, 2017 at 3:04am

Thanks Tim! That's more my style. LOL

That spreadsheet will make life a lot easier!

Thank you sir!

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Permalink Reply by JL on February 8, 2017 at 3:21am

I built my own spreadsheet, much like that one, it gives me the freedom to design to what materials I have in front of me, and go outside the box (pun intended), or reverse engineer a what if scenario...

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Permalink Reply by Gary Stenzel on February 8, 2017 at 3:25am

I wish I was better with Excel. Sure is a handy tool.

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Permalink Reply by Lane Martin on February 8, 2017 at 6:02am

I use FretFind2d online. I feed it the scale length, etc., and it will create a pdf layout of the frets. I print that, adhere it to the fretboard with a little spray adhesive and saw on the lines. The paper peels off easily and a little light sanding gets rid of any adhesive left over.

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