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| I used Dark Brown Rit Dye to stain the Maple. Then, I sanded off the excess to reveal the hidden figure. For contest, I sanded the fretboards more aggressively. |
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| To seal in the dye and protect the wood, I rubbed in a generous amount of tung oil. |
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| Dig that figure. |
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| Next, I'll have to workout what my logo will look like. |
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| After roughing out the contour with my Scheltema Neck Jig, I use a couple of Iwasaki files to finalize the contour of each neck. It's physically demanding work, but I get better results this way. |
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| It takes 30-45 minutes to get to this point with each neck. |
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| Drilling holes for the side marker dots. |
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| I used extra thick CA glue to hold the plastic rod. |
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| Sticking in a rod. |
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| Snipping it flush. |
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| After sanding the snipped rods flush. |
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| The first of three or four coats of tung oil. I don't plan on adding marker dots to the top of the fret board since I want the flamed Maple to really stand out by itself. |
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| I like the look and feel of a bound neck. It's so clean and smooth. However, next time, I'll glue on the fretboard and sand the seam flush with the neck BEFORE I install the fret wire. |
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| This neck was made with Honduran Mahogany and a Rosewood fretboard bound with white ABS. |
