[Ryan]

I think you took a bold step and you get props for doing at-home mods. This kind of stuff is what originally drew me to ss.org. Like many others have said, it's not the way it should be done, but good work experimenting. I too am interested in seeing what this'll look like in daylight or better pics.

[ShawnFjellstad]

how would this be properly done?

[Randy]

Originally Posted by ShawnFjellstad

how would this be properly done?

I'm guessing the rosewood dust and epoxy....?

Also, I'm guessing it should've been dyed or stained using a different product.

I think it looks pretty good though, and it was well documented.

[The Dark Wolf]

Originally Posted by Dendroaspis

Sorry man, I don't want to come off sounding condesending, but this is really NOT the way an actual luthier or pro tech would be doing this job at all. I could spend half an hour typing out all the things I see wrong and how it is actually done properly with totally different methods and materials like heat, sanding, rosewood dust, epoxies, etc. It's one thing to demonstrate how you're doing it, but when it comes to actually teaching other untrained people untested and unproven methods, the making of actual tutorials really should be done by actual professional luthiers or techs, IMO.
But never mind, do whatever you like to your axe. You'll see in a year or two. I just found it painfully obvious that no other techs or luthiers were inputing into this topic that I could see.
Carry on.....

What would be the proper way to do this?

[ibznorange]

take rosewood of a similar coloring, sand it to powder, and mix with epoxy. fill it in, sand it, and die with aniline based dye.
i dont know the exact details, but i've peeked in on the process a few times at the shop.

allen, its that time for you to be not inactive and be like
blam, wham pow all like batman from god knows how long ago!
except, with moddin guitars instead of fighting corny villains.
villains like visually unwanted fretboards!

[TripleFan]

Instead of dust and epoxy I would take rosewood plugs with the diameter of the removed dots. Just to match the grain which would give you a even nicer and more consistent look.

But I´m amazed by the simplicity of Kahn´s take. I really would like to see pics in a better lighting.

[ibznorange]

lol hopefully it works well.
allens post just sounded kinda from-experience-ominous lol
that makes sense about the plugs actually. i think the dust and epoxy just get used because they are what gets used to fill in gaps during inlaying. i dont know that the grain matters as much when dying, but i guess it depends on how black you get the board too huh

[The Dark Wolf]

Um... Dendro? Hello.


The proper way.

[TripleFan]

Well, dye to an extend is "see-through" by it´s nature. So a visible matching grain texture would simply make a nicer result.

Admittedly if you use plugs you most probably would have to defret the board because level sanding those plugs in between the frets would be next to impossible. If you don´t want to refret your guitar some kind of filling, be it dust and epoxy or wood filler, is probably your best bet.

Oh, and... DENDRO? The proper way?

[halsinden]

and where would someone go about getting rosewood plugs that are the exact diameter of your guitar?

i really want to do this. badly.

H