It should not chip if the blade is sharp enough, but yes, it is…   Read more»

@nsj Yes I know you meant flattening, I just wanted to point out that you can also do the radius with a plane. I never get good results with sanding alone and it takes too much time 🙂

  Yup No 5 for a fretboard for me. Thickness it, Make it straight, cut the fretslots. Then, setup the hand plane for smoothing, and take a…   Read more»

ugh good luck finding that little block :-/ Maybe a good idea to see if you can find spare parts for this?