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Fret pressing at heel transition

Please can I see some quick cauls for dealing with fret pressing at heel transitions? For pressed / glued in frets or clamping down lifting fret ends in this area. I’ve tried a few different methods now and not entirely happy with any of them

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UK based fret pressing system, with 3d printed caul to add a little more stability.
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Birkonium Fret Press Cauls

Just got these and they are really neat. If you like to press frets and do compound or imperfect radius fretboards, these are the ticket.

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I designed that caul set and had Andy make a few sets for our shop and for students of our fretting classes. After being frustrated with the gaps between “standard spec” cauls vs real world variations…