[Joost Assink]

While we are letting the epoxy dry, now it is time to sand the fretboard down so that everything is flat and the inlays are leveled with the wood.



Here is the result of finish sanding, making it look very smooth. It will be sanded down to an even finer grit before putting in the frets, and afterward it will be oiled, it'll look gorgeous.




Then it is time to cut the stainless steel frets to proper size. Here you see the per special fret block that is used to indicate which fret number goes where. The stainless steel frets are very tough, and hard to work with, but it'll be worth it in the end, because this guitar will never need a refret.




Then we start making the support plate for the rosette, using a special tool. And that is where I leave you for now...