finnfinnviolin Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 I have always used a file, or an orbital sander to finish the ends, but recently I tried something new. I made a wedge that matches the fingerboard taper out of hard oak. then I Wet the end of the board and plane the end grain of the board and the oak piece with a finely set low angle plane. With a fine cut the oak piece stops any tear out and you get a really nice finish. Does anyone else do this? if not what’s your procedure? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brad Dorsey Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 I sand the end on a disc sander to get the exact length I want and equal angles with the sides. This leaves some pretty course sanding marks. To remove them, I hand-sand the end with progressively finer sandpapers just as I do on the other finger board surfaces, ending at 600. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Norfleet Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 I simply plane the ends by hand without a jig. I do wet the ends though and the plane has to be freshly sharpened. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nathan slobodkin Posted January 12, 2020 Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 12 hours ago, Mark Norfleet said: I simply plane the ends by hand without a jig. I do wet the ends though and the plane has to be freshly sharpened. Before or after shooting the sides? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Norfleet Posted January 12, 2020 Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 28 minutes ago, nathan slobodkin said: Before or after shooting the sides? After. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andreas Preuss Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 A flat sandpapaper board is very useful for this. It never tears of the grain and makes a smooth surface which can be easily polished. For the length of the fingerboard I adjust it from the upper end if necessary. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Davide Sora Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/11/2020 at 3:16 PM, Mark Norfleet said: I simply plane the ends by hand without a jig. I do wet the ends though and the plane has to be freshly sharpened. Really never even a little chip? It seems unlikely to me. Maybe my plane isn't sharp enough to do this with 100% certainty of never chipping, or you love the risk.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
finnfinnviolin Posted January 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/11/2020 at 6:16 AM, Mark Norfleet said: I simply plane the ends by hand without a jig. I do wet the ends though and the plane has to be freshly sharpened. No tear out? I’d have to see it to believe it! With my Oak wedge and shooting board method I don’t get any chips, although I do do it prior to shaping the sides, just to be on the safe side. up until now I have always done it with sandpaper on a granite block, like Andreas describes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Norfleet Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Davide Sora said: Really never even a little chip? It seems unlikely to me. Maybe my plane isn't sharp enough to do this with 100% certainty of never chipping, or you love the risk.... I do cut from each side and not all the way across in one pass. This is one I made a few years ago that’s visiting today. I still see the plane marks (and a tiny step on the bass side. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
finnfinnviolin Posted January 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 Good for you mark! looks great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
~ Ben Conover Posted January 15, 2020 Report Share Posted January 15, 2020 For the bridge end of the FB end I like to use files and finish with a fine Swiss file, and take the edge off very slightly with some 1500 grit so it's not razor sharp. Been a while though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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