 You
need to get the radius onto the top of the fretboard before the fret
slots can be fine tuned to their final depth, and you can’t cut the
fret slot with edge banding in the way. So now is the time to sand
away. You could make a sanding block with the crown’s radius, but
that would take some time. For $15 I bought one from StewMac. Clamp
and support the neck. Start sanding with 60 grit to establish the
crown, then follow that up with 100 grit to smooth things out a bit.
You don’t need to go crazy sanding now since you will be sanding the
edge banding after it’s been fitted. You just need to establish the
final radius so the fret slots can be accurately cut. |
You
need to get the radius onto the top of the fretboard before the fret
slots can be fine tuned to their final depth, and you can’t cut the
fret slot with edge banding in the way. So now is the time to sand
away. You could make a sanding block with the crown’s radius, but
that would take some time. For $15 I bought one from StewMac. Clamp
and support the neck. Start sanding with 60 grit to establish the
crown, then follow that up with 100 grit to smooth things out a bit.
You don’t need to go crazy sanding now since you will be sanding the
edge banding after it’s been fitted. You just need to establish the
final radius so the fret slots can be accurately cut.
