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PostPosted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 8:24 pm 
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Here is the latest Luthier Tips du Jour video - The topic is gluing frets
This video as well as all my other videos are available via my website http://www.obrienguitars.com/videos/, LMI's website or on Youtube.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 6:22 am 
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No clean up?
No tips on making your knees stop knocking while you are working on the frets on the extension?


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PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 8:50 am 
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James Burkett wrote:
No clean up?
No tips on making your knees stop knocking while you are working on the frets on the extension?


There is very little clean up to be done. The thin CA glue soaks into the wood and under the frets. You still level and re-crown the frets as well as sand the board during the fretwork stage. Just be careful when working on the fretboard extension and you will not get glue on the soundboard.


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 2:49 pm 
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Thanks for the video Robbie. I have a similar question about clean-up. When I tried using thin CA I had some discoloring and found cleaning up the excess CA really difficult, so much so I never used it again. If you do get too much in any one place what do you to clean it up?

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 9:06 pm 
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LarryH wrote:
Thanks for the video Robbie. I have a similar question about clean-up. When I tried using thin CA I had some discoloring and found cleaning up the excess CA really difficult, so much so I never used it again. If you do get too much in any one place what do you to clean it up?


I have never had a problem with cleanup by doing it the way I show in the video. However, if you were to get a bit happy with the glue application I suppose you could have a cleanup issue. In that case I would have a paper towel close at hand with some acetone. A quick wipe and it is as good as new.


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 9:38 pm 
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Last time I fretted a board I had a slight bow that was reversed by clamping the fretboard to the neck during glue up. So in short I figured I wouldn't need to glue the frets as they fit pretty snugly. Is there a disadvantage to doing it this way and should I change my method to avoid fretboard bow and include gluing instead?

I understand the desire to avoid building pressure into builds but I'm not worried about this fretboard coming up off the neck. Maybe 4-5 lbs of pressure to flatten it before clamping.


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