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| Author: | lactose [ Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Removing rosewood binding |
I need to remove the rosewood binding from a cocobolo fretboard. The good news is the fretboard is not attached to anything. So my plan is to go at it with a razor blade (from the back) with heat or acetone. The binding was glued with CA. I think I am going to somehow heat the razor blade. Any other ideas are welcome. Thanks. |
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| Author: | Rod True [ Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Removing rosewood binding |
Why not just cut it off?? Fastest way. Or are you trying to save the binding? CA will dissolve with acetone, you don't need heat. |
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| Author: | Barry Daniels [ Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing rosewood binding |
A wood plane would make quick and fun work of it. |
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| Author: | lactose [ Mon Mar 03, 2014 6:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing rosewood binding |
I was thinking it would be quite easy to save the binding. Binding was pretty cheap so maybe I should just cut it off. I was debating doing a bamboo binding so it matches the inlays, just need to figure out keep the bamboo from blowing up (literally) when I use the router. Hoping that the acetone will not stain the fretboard. |
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| Author: | Rod True [ Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing rosewood binding |
lactose wrote: ... Hoping that the acetone will not stain the fretboard. It shouldn't. Test on scrap. |
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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Tue Mar 04, 2014 9:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing rosewood binding |
Hand plane |
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| Author: | theguitarwhisperer [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 5:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing rosewood binding |
Why don't you use an edge sander and sand it off, but not all the way. Leave like a 32nd of an inch or something, make it an accent stripe. |
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| Author: | lactose [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing rosewood binding |
Thanks all. The acetone did not cause any staining. It also did not free the binding, at least not easily with the razor blade. I even poured the acetone on, but it seems the acetone needs to make contact with the CA, and I suppose that wasn't happening. I have removed a few bridges with careful use of the hair dryer, I will try that next. After that I will just plane it off, I don't have a sanding station. I am not sure what an edge sander is. |
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| Author: | Rod True [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 6:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing rosewood binding |
Heat doesn't work on CA. Don't waste your time trying. |
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| Author: | Imbler [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing rosewood binding |
Yes, I've wondered how well acetone would work to disassemble parts. It does dissolve CA, as I've used it for spills, but it doesn't seem too aggressive and it evaporates very quickly. It may not remain liquid well enough to stay and eat away at the glued seam, Mike |
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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing rosewood binding |
CA has very low shear strength... you may be able to dislodge it with a few taps on its side... |
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| Author: | LanceK [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing rosewood binding |
If your not trying to save the binding, save your self the trouble and time and cut it off. |
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