I wicked a bit of superglue into the chips to hold them down during sanding, then knocked it back with some 180 grit. By the way, for those playing at home, it's the little rips from the fret tangs that make the wood filler method look so nasty. Full tilt poker money back. I cleaned out the slots with a coping saw blade that just happened to be the perfect width.
After filling in some chips in the fretboard that was caused by removing the old frets with ebony wood dust and superglue, I was too slack in keeping an eye on excess superglue. I later discovered that lots of superglue had built up in the fret slots and I tried slicing away at it with a hobby knife. I found using the hobby knife was ineffective and decided to re-cut the fret slot with a coping saw, yes I finally removed the superglue that would prevent the fret from properly being seated but now the the fret slot is too wide meaning that the new frets won't have any wood to get a grip on (I tested this).
So I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how to fix this? A possible fix that's floating around in my head is using black epoxy to fill the slot and then re-cut the slot? Yeah nah?
What have I gotten myself into.
Drop some thin CA onto the fill and let it soak in. You can see I used a razor saw blade as a 'dam' to keep the CA out of the fret slot. Let the CA dry - if you need to, add more filler or CA. Next step will be to file the fill down close to the level of the fingerboard, and then sand the whole board. Crown casino all you can eat restaurants. The Complete Martin Guitar Restoration Saga. Skill based slot machines for sale. The 113th episode of the guitar builders basics video podcast from Ben at Crimson Guitars In this episode Ben answers the quest.
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