Without getting my trig tables out, I don’t know the answer to this ... but I’m guessing that a 1deg error across the width of a fretboard is less than a 1mm error?
How did you manage to measure a 1deg angle (ie are you sure that it’s out)?
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Hi Seth,
I am afraid that you have to ditch the fretboard and start again. 1mm out will be easily detectable and given how much work the rest of the guitar is going to take it would be crazy to carry on with a faulty fretboard for the sake of £20. Write this one off to experience and just consider it lucky that you realised to mistake before you got much further on. You will thank yourself in the end. Good luck with the rest of the build.
Darren
I’m not sure it would work but if all the slots are off by 1mm you could but the bridge on off square but 1mm...
@markbailey may be able to advise on that..fir the price of a fretboard I would do as @darrenking suggests and drop for now.
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Yes its off by 1mm. I measured with a little $9 angle-izer.
@seth I would probably not use it, your intonation will be all over the place and you’ll probably have big tuning issues. Buy another fretboard, perhaps a pre made one from @markbailey
Don’t throw out this one though, keep it for future use. By that, I mean you can find other uses for it such as making inlay fret markers with a contrasting wood. I never throw anything away, it’s very useful and less wasteful to build up a collection of materials and it will save you money in the future.
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A bit late to the party but I've just joined the forum; I'd start again but keep the wood as you never know when inspiration/need will strike.
[I made a right pigs ear of the first fretboard I made; Wanted to cut the slots by hand as a learning exercise and despite my best efforts nothing after the 15th fret was parallel but couldn't see that until the fret wire was in. The rest of the neck wasn't much better but mistakes seem to teach more than success and the second neck I made is totally playable (if a bit thick still).
Now I've proved I can do it, I think I'll stick to pre-slotted fretboards (the one I've just bought from guitarmaking is very nice) until I can build/afford a slot cutting jig.]
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I tried my Axminster tools gentlemans saw to clear out the the fret slots after sanding. The kerf measures 0.6mm and is wider the the slots in my pre made bailey fretboard, the fret wire is a loose fit in it. Luckily I only tried it on the 24th slot that I'd alreay cut off the end, so no harm done. Iv'e found that a junior hacksaw blade with the sides ground smooth is good for clearing out the slots.