GARYXKNIFEDX
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stupid question - what do you call these doohickeys? for when ordering online.
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i'm starting to price up my options for my tele build. running at a shade over €200 on thomann, were i to go for that option.
note, this doesn't include a nut or scratchplate.
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It’s easier than you think.. cutting the fret slots is the hard partmy thomann order arrived today. next comes the hard part, making the neck..
Wouldn’t fret about it.in my haste, i bought medium fret wire - the one below, and it looks visibly narrower than the frets on the squier i'm using as a template, and on my wife's les paul. should i hold out for something bigger?
they only listed narrow and medium on the thomann site in HB parts.
Harley Benton Parts Fret Wire Medium SS23
Fret Wire for Electric Guitar and Acoustic Guitar Material: Stainless steel, Set of 24 pieces Dimensions (see sketch): A: 2.3 mm, B: 2.8 mm, C. 1.00 mm, D: 1.80 mm, E: 0.60/0.56 (A035S), F: 1.0 mmwww.thomann.de
was out in the shed, trying to figure out how to mark the cuts for the fret slots and doing a dry run. i'd eyeballed them off the original fretboard onto the strip of oak on the right, and then onto the scrap piece you can see here. but i was thinking - probably much easier to just print it out onto paper and spray adhesive/double sided tape it onto the fretboard sothere are fewer steps which can introduce inaccuracy.
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to be fair, eyeballing it onto that oak was reasonably accurate.
I figured out I was almost certainly sawing too aggressively. So I was putting too much pressure on the blade, causing it to flex.
Refinishing a neck with shellac. I love how maple looks with shellac
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how much did you cut back the previous finish? just some wire wool, or did you go at it harder?
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