tonyturley
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I have never bound a fretboard, and I'm not certain if it's something I want to do on my current project. However, some of the work you folks have displayed is stunning. To bind a fretboard, do you have to shave the sides of the fretboard by an amount equivalent to the thickness of your binding? Do you then notch the frets to fit into the slots and over the binding?
I have a rosewood fretboard that has the slots cut, and has been cut and sanded to the correct tapered shape. I also have some very pretty curly Maple bindings. The work I've seen displayed on here and in luthier forums has been excellent; is it worth the work for a first-time effort?
I have a rosewood fretboard that has the slots cut, and has been cut and sanded to the correct tapered shape. I also have some very pretty curly Maple bindings. The work I've seen displayed on here and in luthier forums has been excellent; is it worth the work for a first-time effort?