Photo essay of a "level & crown" (fret work)

[kiteman]

What about compensating for the neck relaxing after the strings are off?
The profile of the neck without the strings is different than with strings.

How do you "level" frets on a radiused fretboard with a flat bar? Since it doesn't follow the radius, won't you get flat spots?

What I do is make the neck straight before doing any fretworks. I used a diamond dust coated steel plate to level the frets. The stone will follow the radius.

[Rx Tone]

What I do is make the neck straight before doing any fretworks. I used a diamond dust coated steel plate to level the frets. The stone will follow the radius.

I see.
I was leading up to the question of a neck jig.I've seen a couple of different versions.What do you think?
To me the idea makes perfect sense.