Steve's Guitar Making Part 7 - Fretboard 3 of 5

Thanks mate

I know what you mean. I tend to try and clamp the headstock to a stable bench. (not the case in this video). And I also sometimes prop the fretboard end against me. Seems to work ok.

Hey, I've just started shaping the neck on my guitar. I can't seem to get it clamped anywhere so it doesn't move though. Have you ever had any problems with clamping it just at the headstock on the bench? It looks like it is flexing a lot when you use the spokeshave.

You have inspired me and my son to build a guitar together. It's almost done and we refer back to your video often. Take this as a compliment, but you have a way of working that stands in contrast to the typical, rigid, do it the way it's always been done, fanatic luthier style. Thank you very much!

when you make another fret bord, could you film the inly part for us?

putting glue in the fret slots and fret tang helps secure them in the slots. if they are glued in and need to be removed you use a soldering iron on low heat to soften the glue.

It's a good question and I'm not really sure what the answer is other than "I've always done it that way". Lot's of people don't use glue at all. I've never tried it the other way. I suspect it might be hard to control the amount going in. Maybe someone else out there has an opinion.

why not you put the glue into the fret slot?i think godin guitar put the glue into the fret slot..

yes, sorry about that. For some reason I didn't shoot putting them in. Same with the butterfly inlay on the headstock. That's the problem with taping something live, if you miss a step in filming, you've missed it.

Woops, I should have waited until the last part of this video (dot inlays)

Steve, Did I miss how you put the "dot" inlays into the fingerboard ?