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also, I keep a variety of colored guitar picks. red, yellow, green blue black, even fake tortoise shell and abalone. Then just use a paper punch. I use 1/4" for the fretboard and 3/16 for the side markers. Next a fostner or brad point bit of that size to create a flat bottom hole. a little super glue (I like gel for this application) and voila', a nicely dressed up fret board on the cheap...
Medium thickness works best (for me) for this purpose.
Last year a friend showed me how to made a jig to use violin tuning pegs for dot markers. I made some notes on how I did it. The pegs are cheap and they work great.
Here are my notes:
great post... like the way they look... the contrast is so strong...
All of the suggestions made so far are good ones. I've not tried the clay though - sounds interesting.
Something I played around with is using strips of balsa for the markers. You can find thin sheets of balsa at your local hobby shop - especially one that specializes in model airplanes. I believe I got a sheet of .030 thick balsa to make the markers in the pic linked below.
In the pic below, I stained the neck, then cut fret slots as if I were going to install fret wire, I put a sheet of 220 grit sandpaper on a sanding block and gave the balsa a few swipes to thin it down enough to fit in the fret slot. I put a drop of CA glue on the bottom edge of the balsa strip, then slipped it into the slot. I gave the glue a chance to dry (like a minute or 2) then trimmed it flush on the top and sides with a single edged razor blade. Then I moved on to the next marker. After I had them all inlayed, I sprayed the whole neck with poly, just to see how it looked. It took a little time to do, but I like the look.
That would look good. If you can't make slices thin enough, you might consider a small piece of veneer. That's basically what this balsa that I have is. It's cheap and plentiful too.
That's a great look, good idea using the soft balsa wood for this purpose.
I like using a silver metalic sharpie, But I only mark the side of the neck where the player can see. Whats the point of marking the fretboard? (just sayin)
I use a No. 2 pencil!
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