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As with a lot of things in woodworking, always cut it a little big
to start with. Remember, you can always trim a little more off, but
you can’t add more back on. Crosscut about 5mm off the end of the
board to square it up and to get rid of the wax they put on there to
keep the moisture out. Then crosscut the fretboard about 20mm over
length. Rip it to about 5mm over width. Rip some off of each side to
make sure the final piece has perfectly parallel sides. Check your
ends for square and shave off a bit more if needed. Do not taper the
fretboard yet. You want to keep both sides parallel so you can more
easily cut your fret slots perpendicular. Now use the planer and
take light passes off each face until you hit your exact final
thickness at the top of the crown (err on being a hair thicker).
Line it up with your nut to make sure it’s where you want it. A
digital caliper makes gauging things easy and accurate. A little
sanding on both sides with some 100 grit will get rid of any planer
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