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    The Fretboard So Far...

    Update on how the Blackwoodtek fake Rosewood is going
    It is now radiused inlayed and fretted

    I started out quite liking working with this material, however the following happened:

    As the fretboard was being radiused using a radius sanding block, I found that it was taking more of the lighter timber away than the darker timber so it appears that there are harder and softer areas in the timber. I thought this a bit strange considering the timber is treated.

    Inlaying did not present any problems, the wood dust being mixed with a little superglue as a filler worked well.

    Fretting presented some problems, I found that some of the frets were not seating properly and I decided to remove some and change my fret wire this caused a fair amount of flaking around the fret slots.
    Fretting was eventually finished satisfactorily with the frets being glued in. (Which I would normally do anyway by applying a small amount of titebond in the fret slot)

    Next step will be shaping the neck and then oiling the fretboard, so will then see how the Fake Rosewood feels.

    So a little problematic but not too bad, don't know if I would like to ever do a refret though I suspect you may get a lot of grain tear and flaking.
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