fret dots

[grondon oconnor]

What have you all come up with for fret dots, Aside from Stew Mac

Have found some really nice Indian Rosewood knitting needles of various precise diameters but about twenty dollars a pair and think there must be something else out there. 

[grondon oconnor]

Were talking fret board surface, right?

[Rob (Uker) Porras]

I love that,

where do you buy bone rod?

[Slowpaw Steve T]

I just use a soldering iron tip reversed these days and burn them in, great results! :-)

[Brendan deVallance]

I made a tutorial on how I made them using a tuning peg from a violin which are inexpensive to buy.

See the link below:

dot markers

[grondon oconnor]

I have found a reground hole punch chucked in a drill lets me half punch half burn dots out of a piece of 1/8th" Ribbon Maple. Use about a 2x2" chip of Maple which splits away leaving a clean dot. Would never have thought of a punch Daryl. Thanks to all.
I really enjoy the process of the build, and with help, perhaps learning to think outside the box. No pun intended.

[Bluesheart]

When I want to get"fancy" I'll make "Mother of Bowling Ball" fretboard markers out of "Abalone" guitar picks. Used a paper punch, then drill shallow 1/4" holes, add a dab of glue and set in place. Very pretty.

[Rob (Uker) Porras]

If I want it to look home made I use flat head screws

Some times I drill down a little bit and Fill the holes with paint

I've also bought abalone and Mother of pearl from stewart mac 

[Danny Jones]

I have made a lot of Dots with a plug cutter in my drill press and pcv pipe. looks real nice and white !