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08-11-2018, 04:14 PM
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Inlay in radiused fret board
I’m planning an inlay that will be in the top edge of a fretboard such that it will be both the side marker and the front marker.
If I inlay first and then radius the fretboard, I think I’ll end up grinding off too much of the inlay at the edge, leaving the inlay too thin since it's only .060 to begin with. If I radius first, the bottom of the inlay recess will by curved and won't provide a good base for the inlay. Any ideas? 
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08-11-2018, 05:08 PM
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Radius first then cut the pocket. Don’t worry about the floor unless it is more than 1/2” wide. Glue the inlay in with 5 minute epoxy mixed with a little ebony dust. It will fill the floor of the pocket.
Good luck! Mark
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08-11-2018, 07:35 PM
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Steve
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Cole Clark Fat Lady Gretsch Electromatic Martin CEO7 Maton Messiah Taylor 814CE Last edited by mirwa; 08-11-2018 at 07:43 PM.
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08-12-2018, 05:38 AM
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I think I understand, but I’m not 100% sure. I’m picturing a piece of wood with a radiused underside that is clamped on to the fretboard at the right angle and the router rides on top of that. Am I imagining that correctly?
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08-12-2018, 06:41 AM
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That would work.
I do it by clamping the body and or neck to a fixed board, the rear strap button location and machine heads work perfect, on the flat board, attach two pieces of 4 by 2 along the sides of the neck, raise or lower the headstock on the board to ensure the neck is in the same plane as the two guide boards. Take your router and use the top surface of the 4 by 2’s as your guide, trim the spots away, perfectly flat and level Irrespective of fretboard shape Put the flat board away for next guitar, simple jig like this allows you to route pickup cavity’s in electric guitars, do inlay work, cut nut channels, cut saddle channels and so forth. Steve
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08-12-2018, 07:59 PM
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There's really no need for a jig. As long as you don't tilt the router side to side as you go across the board, the bottom of the pocket will be flat enough. Although if I'm picturing the situation correctly, you actually do want to tilt the router toward the bass side a bit, but still holding at a constant angle, so the pocket is like this:
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