Sanded through fingerboard inlays

[Michael S. Fields]

I posted this over at MyLesPaul.com, but would like to ask for advice here, too.

I'm refretting my 1978 Les Paul Custom and decided to get rid of the fingernail divots in the fingerboard. I bought the Stew Mac aluminum radius beam, but sanding free-hand didn't work out too well. So, I made the fixture pictured below, tried again, and now I have a perfect 12" radius. Lesson learned. Unfortunately, I sanded through several inlays. The fingerboard measures .2" thick at the nut and I still have enough depth in the fret slots for the fret tangs. Where do I go from here? Thanks, guys.

Mike Fields

[Michael S. Fields]

Thanks, J. Yeah, if I had sanded it right the first time, I wouldn't have had to go through this. On the other hand, it was fun and I learned A LOT. Now I can proceed with installing the new frets.

Mike Fields

[Kerry Krishna]

 Michael, there is not a person on this site that has not screwed something up in the beginnings of their Luthierie career. Some ( like me) had dozens of small incidents.  Don't sweat it, you are in GOOD company. The repair looks excellent. 

[Michael S. Fields]

Thanks, Kerry.

Mike Fields