What are you finishing acoustic or electric guitar

@robin
I think it’s a bit like greenheart which is used in sea water piers because it doesn’t rot. 

@tv1010101 There are quite a few UK suppliers, just need to have the patience to search for them.  Some only have limited supplies and it’s often repair guys who have made their own tools then decide to sell them to…   Read more»

@tv1010101
The owner had varnished the back of the neck with ordinary polyurethane several years ago and he wanted it back to bare wood and re-sprayed. The varnish I had to scrape off was thicker then the FB. 

I would say it’s a bad idea because the zero fret is under string pressure all the time and is bound to wear faster than the other frets. Ive repaired lots of guitars with zero frets and also think that…   Read more»

Keruing is a species of tropical type hard wood which is impervious to rot because of its oily content. It’s used in outdoor applications where there are extremes of climate and rough wear eg the military use it on pallet…   Read more»

Someone asked the question how thick should a fretboard be. The photo attached is remains of a FB I’ve recently removed from a 1978 Fender Stratocaster. The owner asked me to do a re fret and said ” I think…   Read more»

@tv1010101
i think that’s the difference between professional builders and amateurs. If you are making lots of the same model then setting up for power tools is worth the time, but if you are just making one its not.

@tv1010101 Sometimes I think people over use power tools and it makes the job more complicated than it is. I was lucky that I already had Square edge timber of the correct size and only had to scrape the finish…   Read more»

@david-johnson09
I like the way yours are laminated it gives extra strength