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First step in preparing the back for the bindings is to trim
the heel. This is how it starts out.
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Trim the end of the back as well as shape the heel of the
neck with a chisel.
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Done, ready to start routing.
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First pass with the Dremel binding tool.
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Scrape the glue off.
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Second pass with the Dremel binding tool.
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Some parts can't be reached by the Dremel tool and have to
be cleaned out by hand with a sharp chisel. This is
mostly in the sharp bends in the drop part of the teardrop
shape.
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Heat up the large bending pipe. |
Bending the binding.
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Now heat up the small bending pipe,
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and bend the front part of the binding around the pipe.
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Apply glue to the mandolin body.
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Bindings in place and secured with rubber bands.
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Once the glue is dry the bindings can be scraped level with
the mandolin sides. If all went well, there will be no
gaps. Now we can prepare the fingerboard.
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