Folks, after you drill the hole in the inlay, use a small screw to "lift" the inlay out of the hole by slowly threading the screw through the hole. Much safer for your fingerboard and less time-consuming.
Hey great video. I have a question. What do you do if the holes on your fretboard are drilled all the way through the fretboard and there is no "floor" to drip the glue?
Shouldn't be a problem, make sure your drill bits are as sharp as possible. Instead of going straight from 3mm to 6mm, try 4mm then 5mm and then 6mm to help keep the holes on centre and from getting any chipping. Use a drill press with the neck (lightly but securely) clamped to a board of some sort, and test fit in a scrap piece of wood first.
Advice for someone wanting to remove fret marker inlays, and "disguise" them as wood? I have a rosewood fingerboard with white inlays. I want to make the fingerboard look like theres no fret markers.
That would be tricky to make it look 100% invisible, replace the dots with black dots or find rosewood dots that match the colour of your fretboard. If they are still too noticeable die the entire fretboard with black or brown leather die for continuity. Let me know how it turns out.
Hey "Weasel" how are you doing? You sound very sad and upset. I guess we all don't have 40 big ones to just go throwing around willy nilly if you know what I mean.
So for starters. Your shadows on your work suck. Your neck isn't even secured with clamps. Ever hear of an ez out? Might work better than your exacto catastrophy. An allen key? Why not a cork screw, let me guess, you think thats a great idea too. A razor blade on a Fender fretboard? Scary. Dremel would be the obvious choice of a professional. Then sanding off the finish of the fret dots, with obvious abrasions to the fret from your sandpaper, crazy. And the coup de grace...SUPERGLUE ON WOOD. OMFG.
But how?? I ask again, do you do it? It sounds like you have done this before. I searched for "your" video but came up empty handed. Im sure you can give us a detailed step by step explanation instead of just off the cuff criticism.
Well since you cant seem to figure out how I would do it from my remarks, I guess I would tell you. First I would have ample lighting from all directions and even one on my head., Then I would fasten the neck with wood clamps to prevent the neck from moving. Then I would totally bore out the exiting dots with a drill press with a larger bit that corresponded with the oversized dots that I purchased. I would practice the drilling on a piece of junk hardwood to see how deep to drill so that there would not need to be any filing or butchering with sandpaper. They make devices to keep the drill bit from drilling to deep. But that would not be crucial anyway since WOOD GLUE would compensate for any error in depth. Dots should not need any glue on the sides of the dot. Friction should keep them in with a few drops of glue behind. Your video shows the horrific chunks of wood missing around the new dots. A real butcher.
You keep saying "would" as if you never did this before. I don't understand why your so angry with my method, it seems to work fine. But hey what do I know, I would love to see some of your handy work though, you must have lots to share with the world. Cheers my friend.
Folks, after you drill the hole in the inlay, use a small screw to "lift" the inlay out of the hole by slowly threading the screw through the hole. Much safer for your fingerboard and less time-consuming.
Really nice work and channel You have a new sub here from Quebec !
Thank you! I needed to replace a single fret dot and this was super useful!
Hey great video. I have a question. What do you do if the holes on your fretboard are drilled all the way through the fretboard and there is no "floor" to drip the glue?
I have a neck I want to replace dot, my dots are 3 mm I ordered news ones 6 mm is this going to be a problem can I easily enlarge the hole
Shouldn't be a problem, make sure your drill bits are as sharp as possible. Instead of going straight from 3mm to 6mm, try 4mm then 5mm and then 6mm to help keep the holes on centre and from getting any chipping. Use a drill press with the neck (lightly but securely) clamped to a board of some sort, and test fit in a scrap piece of wood first.
Thanks for the excellent advice I don't have a drill press but will do as you say very carefully and first try with scraps
Anyone know what model Gibson that neck came from originally?
Frankenstrat 1977
@@JOHNNYBGUITARS Hmmm... From what I can read, they evidently still make them... Thanks.
Advice for someone wanting to remove fret marker inlays, and "disguise" them as wood? I have a rosewood fingerboard with white inlays. I want to make the fingerboard look like theres no fret markers.
That would be tricky to make it look 100% invisible, replace the dots with black dots or find rosewood dots that match the colour of your fretboard. If they are still too noticeable die the entire fretboard with black or brown leather die for continuity. Let me know how it turns out.
Stewmac had videos on this
For 40 bucks you can get a brand new neck fretted, dotted from GFS, and imagine all the time you will save yourself
Hey "Weasel" how are you doing? You sound very sad and upset. I guess we all don't have 40 big ones to just go throwing around willy nilly if you know what I mean.
Fantastic videos!
Man, your buddy's gibson neck looks weird, must be a weird japan only model.
(LOL I'm just kidding)
The fret he keeps preferring to is not the wood between the steel frets. This guy doesn’t have a clue! 🙄😵💫
Great video on how not to make a video and how not to remove dots. Horrific sanding sure to leave scratches and uneven surfaces.
Oh, well please explain on how to do it the "right" way, don't leave us hanging!
So for starters. Your shadows on your work suck. Your neck isn't even secured with clamps. Ever hear of an ez out? Might work better than your exacto catastrophy. An allen key? Why not a cork screw, let me guess, you think thats a great idea too. A razor blade on a Fender fretboard? Scary. Dremel would be the obvious choice of a professional. Then sanding off the finish of the fret dots, with obvious abrasions to the fret from your sandpaper, crazy. And the coup de grace...SUPERGLUE ON WOOD. OMFG.
But how?? I ask again, do you do it? It sounds like you have done this before. I searched for "your" video but came up empty handed. Im sure you can give us a detailed step by step explanation instead of just off the cuff criticism.
Well since you cant seem to figure out how I would do it from my remarks, I guess I would tell you. First I would have ample lighting from all directions and even one on my head., Then I would fasten the neck with wood clamps to prevent the neck from moving. Then I would totally bore out the exiting dots with a drill press with a larger bit that corresponded with the oversized dots that I purchased. I would practice the drilling on a piece of junk hardwood to see how deep to drill so that there would not need to be any filing or butchering with sandpaper. They make devices to keep the drill bit from drilling to deep. But that would not be crucial anyway since WOOD GLUE would compensate for any error in depth. Dots should not need any glue on the sides of the dot. Friction should keep them in with a few drops of glue behind. Your video shows the horrific chunks of wood missing around the new dots. A real butcher.
You keep saying "would" as if you never did this before. I don't understand why your so angry with my method, it seems to work fine. But hey what do I know, I would love to see some of your handy work though, you must have lots to share with the world. Cheers my friend.
The fret he keeps preferring to is not the wood between the steel frets. This guy doesn’t have a clue! 🙄😵💫
Thanks for the amazing comment, you're a top notch human!