IB-5 FrankenLab Style

[McCreed]

I haven’t got the sandpaper stock to press it into service as yet McCreed, will have a crack with some double stick tape at some stage this weekend.

Have you tried making your own "self-stick" sandpaper with contact adhesive spray?

It's better than double-sided tape because you don't get the thickness of the tape (even though very marginal) creating high spots on the sanding surface. Also way cheaper than the 3M Stik-It.
The contact adhesive cleans up off the sanding blocks easily with metho.

My local supplier of the 3m stuff has stooped selling it by the metre and only selling full rolls. Full rolls are way too expensive for my needs, so it looks like I may be going back to the DIY selk-stick myself.
The price of the Sandpaper Man stuff adds up quickly too.

[FrankenWashie]

So the naked finish is proving to be the right call.

Fretboard radius is done, neck and FB smoothed out, going switch straight poly for this one.





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[McCreed]

Nice! Fretboard looks great and very cool grain on the body as well.

So your radius block jig thingy worked well then?

[FrankenWashie]

Nice! Fretboard looks great and very cool grain on the body as well.

So your radius block jig thingy worked well then?

i ended up using it inverted, bowed convex to sand the 14” radius into a prepped maple block. That took a while. But the block itself was sweet, and the board took maybe an hour, hour and a half to sand to shape, smooth and recut a couple of fretslots.

Next board I’m going to taper in thickness to get a uniform edge width. It’s quite a stark change on such a wide board.

[McCreed]

i ended up using it inverted, bowed convex to sand the 14” radius into a prepped maple block.

Ah, I see. Was that the plan all along? To use it for shaping another block?
I thought it was to use on the actual fretboard.

[FrankenWashie]

Ah, I see. Was that the plan all along? To use it for shaping another block?
I thought it was to use on the actual fretboard.

It was originally intended for use on the board, but it needs some reworking. The hook connection isn’t the most stable and the MDF skin isn’t quite standing up to the rigours of use.

[Sonic Mountain]

Looks unreal man.

[Woltz]

That fretboard is stunning.

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[Fretworn]

Dang Frankie. That fingerboard looks pretty.

[DarkMark]

Every time I peel a carrot I think of your fretboard (give it a go and you’ll see what I mean). Sorry for the comparison.