Clamping caul for bridge and fingerboard extension

[ChrisN]

Originally Posted by dantin

Never tried this before but Dan Erlewine has a method of using styrofoam blocks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWW4aKxfSJw

That vid suggests I'm overtightening my clamps, as I'm pretty sure I would have crushed that thin board and styro. Interesting. Dan's the man.

[Albert D]

Originally Posted by redir

It works brilliantly. Been doing it that way for years. I think I remember it being in an old SM trade secrets section of their catalog probably written by Dan.

Maybe I'll give it a try. I'll let you guys know how it goes. I should be ready for them by the end of next week or so. I'm starting my wet sanding today. It's going really slow due to limited time to work but also just going slow and careful on my first build.