In principle, I think I need to work on fret dressing as a skill for completeness and to save money.But I can't help thinking that Charlie Chandler (o...

@booIt could be you have Indian ebony, which is similar to Indian rosewood on the Janka hardness scale, but it's very much the exception.I haven't tri...

Saying that, I'm loathe to use ebony because they are such an endangered species (the growth rate of the hard heartwood is incredibly slow) so if I wa...

@boo most ebony species are considerably harder than rosewood.

If you want to do fancy inlays, ebony is probably a better choice than rosewood, the bits you have to fill won't be as visible.

@tv101 I really don't know why physicists spend millions on telescopes and LIGO to observe faraway black holes or billions on particle acclerators. ...

@darrenkingPerhaps the best argument is that you can achieve better consistency.Chris of Highline guitars is of the opinion that using a fret press, a...

@boo, on a more serious note, I haven't followed every post so you may have answered his already. Is that a mist coat so you could see where you've sa...

@mattbeels isn't it obvious? 😀 Etymology The origins of calling a rubbish cart a skip (most often found in Australia, New Zealand and the UK) come fr...

@booBut what about for our amusement? Don't we count? Stop being so selfish and break out the sparkles!!😉

@boo this may help, it's from the Stewmac manual.Really not much modification needed, if you start with thesebr />

This is pretty much the current model, minus the cauls and the Stewmac labelAs I recall the previous incarnation looked more like thisThere are a few ...

Ordered.I think I'll have to build one of the instruments in tribute, don't know what I'll do with an 8 string bass though, haven't even learned to pl...

@tejAvoid watching Stewmac videos with Dan Erlewine. They have a tool or jig for every problem you ever thought of, every problem you hadn't thought o...

The two main advantages I can see with a fret press are the noise, and that it's possible to achieve a consistency which will require less fret dressi...

@booThe problem with doing that on a guitar is the player basically polishes it every time he picks it up, so that lovely even flat matt finish soon w...

@tv101Ask Darren to design one, it'll be CNCd out of 18mm plywood, but really ingenious.

@darrenkingA set of guide bushes for your router is a sensible purchase anyway, so I don't even see requiring them for this jig as an extra cost.

@tv101, me too. Especially as I currently have a huge stock of foam brushes!

@cliveoThey're also only stocking the gloss at the moment. Brite Tone is also available in satin and matt