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Any tips for keeping it out or dealing with this when binding an FB?
Im about to tackle my first.
Thanks

It's discussed a bit on this page.
viewtopic.php?f=10101&t=29804&p=395832&hilit=bound+fingerboard#p395832

Grind the tip of a #11 x-acto blade into a kind of flat hook, grab a paper towel and remove the glue squeeze out from the slots right after you glue your bindings. Do not wait for this one, as when the glue is dry it's a bear to clean the slots.

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Laurent Brondel
West Paris, Maine - USA
http://www.laurentbrondel.com/

You might consider changing glues for the FB binding. I switched to medium CA about 20 guitars ago and it's eliminated this problem.

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Jimmy Caldwell
http://www.caldwellguitars.com

I take the plastic lid from a can of peanuts and cut them into thin strips and put them into the fret slots. Peanut can lids are almost an exact for a .022 fret slot. They stick out past the edge of the fret board a bit so I slice them off with a razor blade so they are flush with the side of the fret board. After I glue the binding on, I just pull the strips out with the tip of an X-Acto blade or a needle. They are usually clean enough after this. I also made one of the chisels described above in case something seeped in or to clean out any sanding dust after I radius the board.

I just bound a fretboard last night. I use just a teeny bit of wood glue and hold the binding in place with masking tape, takes about a minute and a half per side, I never have to clean my slots out.

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