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I will be experimenting with the ebony first - generally ebony can be brought up to a satin finish just by sanding to finer and finer grain micro-web or similar. Walnut - well, @WezV 's Tru-oil slurry and buff method is actually what walnut's evolutionary journey was made for. And that is how I do necks as a matter of course. That said, it will be whatever @meltedbuzzbox wants it to be
And yes - for a mere king's ransom yes of course you can have one...and any finish you want for just a mere eye-watering trifle of a premium
And, using a G&W steel fret cutting template as my flat surface, the maple veneer glued onto the bottom - you can never have too many clamps (or radius block cauls)!
And that done, I've been able to start the fretting.
I'm using Evo Gold fret wire (I've used those on all my personal guitars and basses and the majority of builds for other folk).
After de-tanging the ends of each fret: I 'wipe' a triangular needle file along the slot to take the brittle edge off; then apply a teeny thread of titebond; position it in the slot; whack it one side, then the other, then the middle to engage the tangs; wipe off the squeeze-out; then clamp a 12" radius block (the radius of the fretboard) for good measure while I then prepare the next one to be done.
14 done, 8 to go:
The fretboard isn't glued yet but it won't be very long until it is. It'll look even better once the thick pink polyfilla I've just palette-knifed on it, that @meltedbuzzbox asked for above, has hardened!
Packing up the nut end a couple of mm, I used my home-made router thicknessing jig. I use the clamps not only to hold things in place but also to act as end stops for the router carriage:
Next was fitting the truss rod:
And next job, after an hour or two walking away and then coming back to it with a fresh mind is gluing on the fretboard
And it's on! You can never have too many clamps.
Fingers crossed for the morning when I hope it reveals itself to be lined up properly and gap-free
So, just the neck carve and headstock to do and then the build itself is basically done
And then the final sanding and finishing begins...and in that I haven't worked out how
I'm going to do that yet...
It's looking amazing. It's particularly intriguing as this all started out as an innocent IM asking for something that was a mad idea floating about in the depths of my brain.
Extra kudos to Andy for not running for the hills when I asked for an ebony front. Although he might need a few weeks off after dealing with me and my many questions
I'm glad he asked the question