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Old 03-22-2019, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Skarsaune View Post
On my first guitar build, the binding edge is sharp-ish, due to scraping it flush with the sides/top. It digs into my arm a bit more than I’d like.
Looking at a couple of my other (purchased) guitars, the edge is just slightly radiused. One other amateur builder I spoke to said that edge gets smoothed out by the buffer during the buffing process. As I don’t do a buffing process, obviously I’ll have to do something else - likely grab a file and break that edge. What is commonly done?
I never leave the edge sharp with the hope or expectation that the buffer will round them off, i do nothing more complicated than wrap 220 grit sandpaper into a rolled edge, and then sand the edge of my build with my rolled sandpaper, i do this typically before shellacing or sealing the body.

When i do subsequent sanding and levelling of layers, i tend to let my hand with sandpaper roll over the binding

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