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| Author: | GusMachado [ Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Sketchy inlays. How to fix it? |
I was cutting my fretboard to apply inlays, but I've made holes bigger than my inlays, and had to fill the holes with glue and wood dust...It got a little bit darker than I would like. I mean, it's good, but not great. It's there a way to make it look less sketchy?    Enviado de meu ASUS_X00QD usando o Tapatalk |
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| Author: | DennisK [ Mon Oct 07, 2019 12:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sketchy inlays. How to fix it? |
Add an outline around them (strip of black fiber or plastic sheet). Those pockets look a little crooked, too. Were they routed square to the left side of the board after tapering? |
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| Author: | doncaparker [ Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sketchy inlays. How to fix it? |
At this point, I would just go pretty dark with the fingerboard. Adding one of the various protective oil/wax combinations tends to make the fingerboard go darker. I think trying to fix this problem with more routing and more fitting is not the best solution. Just learn from the experience and make the holes tighter next time. |
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| Author: | AndyB [ Mon Oct 07, 2019 4:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sketchy inlays. How to fix it? |
Probably not what you want to hear. I've been here before too. You can always pop the fretboard off and make a new one, to save the neck wood. Light colored fretboards just don't repair well - they show everything. |
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| Author: | GusMachado [ Tue Oct 08, 2019 5:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sketchy inlays. How to fix it? |
DennisK wrote: Add an outline around them (strip of black fiber or plastic sheet). Which pockets? Can u explain? I'm not that familiar with English luthier lexical Those pockets look a little crooked, too. Were they routed square to the left side of the board after tapering?  Enviado de meu ASUS_X00QD usando o Tapatalk |
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| Author: | DennisK [ Tue Oct 08, 2019 9:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sketchy inlays. How to fix it? |
GusMachado wrote: Which pockets? Can u explain? I'm not that familiar with English luthier lexical Green lines follow the fret slots, blue lines follow the inlay edges. The frets are all parallel to eachother, and the inlays are all parallel to eachother, but inlays are not parallel to the frets. |
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| Author: | GusMachado [ Tue Oct 08, 2019 7:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sketchy inlays. How to fix it? |
DennisK wrote: GusMachado wrote: Which pockets? Can u explain? I'm not that familiar with English luthier lexical Green lines follow the fret slots, blue lines follow the inlay edges. The frets are all parallel to eachother, and the inlays are all parallel to eachother, but inlays are not parallel to the frets. Enviado de meu ASUS_X00QD usando o Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Joe Beaver [ Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sketchy inlays. How to fix it? |
Doing an invisible fill around inlays on a light-colored board is impossible to do. If it were me I would either scrap the fingerboard and start over or, Make new inlays large enough so that when placed over the filled cuts, and carefully centered horizontally and vertically, all the fill area is covered. Then glue them down in that position (with model glue) and carefully scribe around them. Then shave some white chalk into the scribed lines. Cut new cavities as tight as you can to the white line and inlay. Do it well and you will always feel pride when showing the guitar off. |
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| Author: | AndyB [ Tue Oct 15, 2019 3:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sketchy inlays. How to fix it? |
Very sage advice from Joe! |
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