Great work John ! Thanks for sharing the pics – Inspiring.Inlays and frets then you are ready for finishing?Are you going to leave the front of the fretboard blank (side dots only)?

Aplogies for wide picture – picture taken on my iPhone – looks OK on phone and in Flickr – looks too wide on GM…Any ideas how to correct this? 

I’ll ask the crew if they know anything…

After 5 coats of finishing oil I decided that was enough – it has a nice sheen and feels smooth.

Good call…I think 5-6 coats is maximum or it starts to build up and get sticky…

@frocesterbillIt is possible the router cutter is sub-optimum…where did it come from?

Oh dear – it can be soul destroying when stuff like this happens… but don’t panic!I would clamp it down to the workboard using the workboard shim (or a dished radius board if you have one) and try to return…   Read more»