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H8067 Flat Iron Style Mandolin Kit
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Shaping Neck
The rest of the neck must be shaped to match the
width of the fretboard and then sanded smooth.
Components and Hardware Needed: Qty
Mandolin Body ...................................................
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To shape and sand the neck:
1. Wear a NIOSH-approved respirator and
ANSI-approved safety glasses during the
next step to protect against dust
!
2.
Use a 4-in-1 shoe rasp to shape the neck
until it matches the width of the fretboard
(Figure 16).
Figure 16. Shaping the neck.
3. Use a flexible sanding block with #150 grit
aluminum-oxide sanding paper to sand the
neck until there is a consistent scratch pat
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tern on the entire surface.
Note: When hand sanding, always sand in
the same direction as the wood grain.
4. Resand the neck with #220 grit sanding
paper.
5. Wipe the neck with a damp cloth to raise the
wood grain.
6. Wait until the wood is dry and resand the
neck with #220 grit sandpaper. Dampen
again and resand.
7. Fill the wood pores in the neck with a paste
filler according to the manufacturer's instruc
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tions
.
8. When the paste filler is dry, use “000” grade
steel wool to remove the residue and polish
the wood surface.
Shaping Fretboard
The binding and fret ends must be filed down.
Components and Hardware Needed: Qty
Mandolin Body ...................................................
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To clean up the
binding and fret ends:
1. Use a fine machinist's file to make the binding
even with the fretboard surface as shown in
Figure 17. File up to the edge of the frets.
Note: File the binding at an angle so you do
not damage the fretboard surface
.
Figure 17. Filing fretboard binding.