Slots all sealed and ready to level the board

All the cracks in the fingerboard will be sealed as well, its just dry as a bone

I will fret with Stewmac 7/64 wire, its mandolin gauge

Pressing from nut down to help drive extension downwards

Slotting to depth as I go with an .020 saw to get tightness

You can only do 4 wires with the press, now its time to hammer in the rest
Thats my caul that I hammer onto.

And as with many other dried out fingerboards, the concussion knocks out things and this time it is half the 1st fret block
Not as serious as it looks!
I'll shoot glue under it and reset it, it comes with the job

Pressing on the extension....tricky

All frets in

   I am sealing them into the board with thin cyano that will wick all in, up, under and around the loose areas and tighten the slots to the wire.
Now to rim the ends and level them
 

Reblacking the F-board

Tuners need service, all rusty and funky inside
 

Neck ready to reattach
 
 

Tuners cleaned and lubed

Ready to string up on premium Thomastik- Enfields light gauge mandolin string
This is the "Final say" in mandolin strings and I know Harris agrees...he paid for them!

tuned to pitch on a 9/16 bridge and a decent medium action already on that, so we are in the ball park, the rest is adjustments

Super clear tone, easy to fret and all frets note out to the end of the plank.
I will need to work in the nut slots and the bridge some more but thats about it.
 

This is before the final lowering and adjustments but shows it already at 6/32"
Real high in the nut and that makes for a sharping tone up on 1 thru 4,..... Im on it.

Tuner housings polished up nicely
 
 

Shes going to settle in and I will make fine tunings from here
I think this was a decent success from where it was at.
The tone is VG  and I think it can be taken on gigs now so we will see what Harris says when she returns.
Thanks for watching,
Vinnie