Frets :: Chubbuck Rogue 005
The bridge is glued on and the neck is ready for fretting. I picked up a Taylor "Fret Buck" reproduction by Stew-Mac (pictured below) to test out. The "buck" adds mass and supports the fingerboard extension when knocking in the frets over the body. In the past I have hand-held a steel block under this area with one hand and tapped in the frets with the other. Nothing wrong with either method. The fret buck is great, but it's a little intimidating installing such a heavy piece of cast iron on your newly finished guitar!
Note this will be one of the first builds to come out of the new shop. Very exciting!
Catch up on the progress of this guitar at: http://www.chubbuckguitars.com/acoustic/rogue005