Bar Frets

[Jimmy Caldwell]

I'd like to find a dovetail saw capable of cutting bar fret slots ~ .049 that will work in my manual fretting jig. Anyone know of a source or a better way? I thought about laminating a couple of std. blades together, but it seems like there should be someting out there that would work.

Jimmy

[Frank Ford]

Offhand, I'd be pretty uneasy about hand cutting slots for bar frets. They are far less forgiving than barbed tang frets, and they really want precision slots to fit correctly. Possibly rigging up a guide and grinding a table saw blade would yield better results.

[Jeffrey L. Suits]

Possibly a router jig? Endmills are available in lots of diameters.