Not so much progress last week, but I did buy a new fret slotting saw: a Japanese fret saw! It’s the best upgrade ever! From a small saw that had a lot of binding, which made fret slotting a nightmare, to a saw that easily slides through Ebony. I wish I bought it in the first place:

The reason I bought the Japanese saw, is that I couldn’t get deep enough with my original fret slotting saw. So tonight I redid all the fret slots and cut them to the required depth, also taking into account the inteded radius:

Next steps are routing for the binding and installing the pearl position marker dots.