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Badly cupped fingerboard
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Author:  MaxBishop [ Sat Oct 04, 2014 12:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Badly cupped fingerboard
I was preparing an ebony fingerboard blank for use on a guitar recently. It had grey streaks in it. So I decided to try some black fingerboard dye I just got from Stewmac. This stuff is actually labeled "Fiebing's Leather Colors". It turned the fingerboard a nice even black, but it also caused it to cup quite dramatically.

I'd like to know if anyone else has had a similar experience and what would you do to counter the cupping.

Thanks,
Max
Author:  Michael.N. [ Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Badly cupped fingerboard
Wet the other side of the board. This would have been better done before applying the dye but nothing to lose in applying it now. When I glue a fretboard with HHG I always damp the top surface just before gluing the fretboard.
Author:  meddlingfool [ Sat Oct 04, 2014 3:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Badly cupped fingerboard
Let it sit for a while and see what happens...
Author:  MikeyV [ Sat Oct 04, 2014 10:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Badly cupped fingerboard
Whatever you do, don't try to clamp it flat...unless you want it to split all to hell. DAMHIK...
Author:  Alex Kleon [ Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Badly cupped fingerboard
Has the fb been fully dimensioned? If it is still in the rough, you can rip it down the middle, plane the cupped surfaces flat, joint the ripped edges, and then glue them back together.

Alex
Author:  James Ringelspaugh [ Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Badly cupped fingerboard
meddlingfool wrote:
Let it sit for a while and see what happens...
Author:  MaxBishop [ Mon Oct 06, 2014 8:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Badly cupped fingerboard
Thanks for all your input.

Max
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