Fingerboard Edge & Dot Markers

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Sanding the edge of the
fingerboard and neck flush
with a sanding block

The neck and fingerboard
edge sanded and scraped -
the curl in the maple
is really starting to show

The heel end is cut and
sanded flat and square ...

... and the corners radiused
off, starting with a series
of sanded facets which get
successively rounded - the
radius is checked regularly
with a template

The heel end sanded to
basic shape - more sanding
needed later

The face of the fingerboard
marked out for drilling
for the dot markers

The dot marker positions
have been drilled out

The dot markers installed
and ready to be sanded
flush

The dot markers and
fingerboard being re-profiled
with a medium-fine
sanding block

The side dot marker
positions marked and
drilled out

The side dot markers
installed and being sanded
flush with the fingerboard
edge

The side dot markers
sanded flush

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