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I am hoping for some opinions on whether this one can still be used. It lost a battle with a jointer a while back. It seemed like a good idea at the time to thin a slotted and radiused board.

Most of the damage is outside the fretboard width, but would need to be built up to be used. I can cut it on an angle and glue a piece on the back or try to build it up with glue/sawdust perhaps?

Any comments would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Laurie

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It does look like it could be built up and used. You would only see the repair at the two sides, the end would be covered by the nut.
I would try to use the cut-off of the other end of the board, or do you not have it, maybe a close match of other ebony.
I would not, however, use it on a guitar that I was going to sell. That's just me, my saying what I would not do. Every guitar has mistakes that you fix along the way. That one would be just a little too much for me. And on a good day I maybe could be talked out of my highly ethical stand.

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Build it up and then bind it to hide the repair

That's what I was thinking. If you weren't going to bind it, bind it with ebony.

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Thanks everyone - this one didn't have any cutoffs, but I'll find something. I never even thought about binding the fretboard - maybe because I haven't done one yet!

Thanks - I'll give it a try...

Laurie

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