Fretting the guitar.

I fretted the guitar using my drill press. It withstood the pressure of the fretting force nicely. I have a 1950's Delta drill press and it is solid steel. I read where some drill presses need a 2x4 to support the downward force. I used hard wire on the first seven frets and soft, wider wire for the rest. Remember, it is what was left over.

I like this way of fretting. It caused less shock to the neck, and made it very easy. I applied a dab of glue to the fret tang tip. Just a smidgen.