Walnut Hollowbody Build

This one? I think I'd like it better with a black grain fill.


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New work done! A trip to a friend's to do some table saw work. I trimmed all the body boards to rough width then the truss rod slot.
First, a test cut on a pine board.

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Looks pretty good. We got it set where you run the board through twice and the cut is spaced to make the channel the correct width. It worked well on the test board.
 
The moment I was dreading...putting the fretboard through the planer. That rosewood dust is wicked nasty so I took precautions. Set up the planer out doors, wore a really good particulate mask and cleaned up thoroughly after. So far, no eye or respiratory irritation. That's good.

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Next up, cutting fret slots. :eek:
 
I score the line with a knife and straight edge, then finish with a coping saw.
Dust mask must be worn!

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That dust is awful.
 
I gotta do some figurin here.
Normally, it looks like builders will band saw the back and side profiles of the neck, then finish with sanders, spokeshaves and rasps before they attach the fretboard. I think they do it like that so it's easier to run through the machines.
I don't have a band saw so ill be doing all that with rotary rasps and some other hand tools.
My question is whether I should glue up the fretboard now to keep everything together and even or, as done by most, work the neck blank first before gluing down the fretboard?

I'm leaning towards gluing up the neck before I carve, as I do this mostly by eye with a tape measure for confirmation. I don't use templates. So, having it all together will allow me to carve and feel, carve and feel.

Any down side to attaching the fretboard now? Any reason I NEED to leave it off?
 
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