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Old 12-06-2009, 09:14 AM
Grenvilleter Grenvilleter is offline
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Finger divots are fairly easy to repair on a fret board. For replacement filler, make some fine grained sawdust from another piece of rosewood/ebony with a file or grinder.

In the divot, use a knife to score into the divot and lift some wood fibers making a sort of cross-hatch pattern.

Fill the divot with the sawdust you previously made packing it in tightly until you have enough to exceed the height of the fretboard.
Add some thin CY glue and it will soak into the sawdust and within a couple of minutes, it will get hard leaving a mound.
Scrape the mound down level with the remaining fingerboard with a scrapper or razor blade and finish with some fine sandpaper or steel wool.

Severe cases may need the fret pulled out to get a clean job done and the fret slot resawed.

FWIW, I think there is a pictorial on the Frets website of how to fill in divots.

Hope this helps
Terry
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