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I would like to bind my headstock but I'm not sure exactly how I should go about it. ..especially where the curve is between the head plate and the nut. What methods and tools do I need to do this?

Steve,

I haven't done one (yet), but this might help.

http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10102&t=10285&p=142322

Pat

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The above article gives a good description of adding the fingerboard stop.
I remember visiting with Bob B. several years back and he commented that using the fingerboard stop to get the purflin to line up can be a confusing at times.
Nelson

A method that is popular among mandolin makers do is to bind the headstock veneer before it is attached to an oversize peghead, and then trim the peghead to the outline of the binding. I like to rout headstock binding rabbets with a laminate trimmer with a base that has a bearing that indexes off the headstock’s edge. Usually there is some chisel work involved with the transition towards the nut... Personally I’m not too fond of the Benedetto style headstock / fingerboard binding look, I like it better when the nut splits the two. Here's one I just did.





<edit> Hey, I just noticed, this is my post #2000 on the OLF; I just made "Brazilian Rosewood"! Wohooo! Only took 4 years or so... Anyways, that means I get to pick one BRW set from either Lance's or Brock's stash, right? RIGHT!

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I use a fingerboard stop ala Benedetto.




Note that the headplate veneer and bindings are brought forward to the line across the neck which represents the forward face of the nut (0 fret position), The end of the fretboard butts to this face. After the fingerboard is glued on and bound, the not slot is cut down through the headplate veneer , with a width determined by the nut thickness, from the join line back towards the top of the headstock, but only to the depth of the top of the black purfling line in the headstock binding. The fingerboard stop supports the bottom face of the nut which is cut to match the headstock angle (14 degrees in this case). The result is an uninterupted purfling line which continues all around the fingerboard and headstock giving a nice unified look.

Here's the result:

Gordo