Tag: luthier tips
bracing_template.wmv
How to make a bracing template to use as a reference for laying out bracing patterns on acoustic guitars. Covers materials, construction, and laying out the positioning on the template for accurate braces on soundboards and back plates every time.
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fret_sawing_jig.wmv
A shop made jig for cutting fret slots accurately in fingerboard blanks. The jig is easy to make, inexpensive, and using a locator pin (actually more like a slot) it will duplicate any fret board that is run through it. I great item to have around the shop, and it takes all the time consuming layout and measuring out of cutting the fret slots. Works for every scale length.
(by Bradley at dh online) See the rest here:fret_sawing_jig.wmv