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I don't really want to apply a finish to the entire fretboard so I was thinking of using thin CA and a q-tip to seal them. Any better ideas?

M

I don't have any better ideas, but I like what you're doing there.

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George :-)

I use maple purfling strips on some of my bound fretboards. The only thing that I've found that is very effective is to do all the sandings, steel wooling or other abrasive work, then scrape the purfling lines with a razor blade. On my last one I tried painting lacquer on the binding with a fine brush but ended up scraping back to the wood.

I like the inlay,

Man that’s cool


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I would flood the entire fingerboard with CA, then polish it with a medium, then fine scotch pad. The frets that have the most finger action will slowly darken. When they do just use the scotch pads until clear then re-apply CA.

It is not a perfect solution but will help in keeping that fresh look.

Oh, and yes, it is a great looking fret board. Wish I had thought of that !!!

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Joe Beaver
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Can't help, but my compliments on the inlay.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

Pnw creative inlay work . I like it

I can't help you with that one but you really do need to post some photos of the finished guitar my friend. It's going to be very sexy!

I don't have any suggestions, Michael, but I'm wondering if using woods that have been stabilized with Pentacryl might be more resistant to grime and wear.
I've been thinking of using stabilized wood for a rosette and butt wedge, but I'm not sure how well it glues, and if it will take a finish coat.

Alex

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Further proof that there is no such thing as scrap wood! Most excellent!

I'm gonna have to look up what pentacryl is and get back to you. :0)

Thanks, pal!

I promice I will take proper photos of it to share...

Use plastic or bone instead of maple? Too late for this one, but maybe next time...

I often use curly maple fingerboard purflings, and seal them with shellac. Better than leaving them bare, but they still get fairly grubby. I haven't tried thin CA yet, but it seems like it would be at least as good as shellac.

I scrape the markers after sanding. Then I mask the area and use thin CA and sand to the same grit usually 400 or 600. Not wonderful but better than bare wood (or worse yet, oil/wax). Sometimes I CA the whole board.

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Ken Franklin
clumsy yet persistent
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