I HATE ebony fretboards. The fretwire for the mandolin is very thin, so fretting was a problem. Even though I use a press, I had two instances of the frets twisting sideways and chipping the fretboard.
I think I will glue in frets when using ebony fretboards from now on.
Fretboard:
Neck Extension:
I got the binding on the volute scroll scraped down as well.
Garry