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Guitar Fingerboard Compound Taper Jig

sawbach · Mar 3, 2016 · Updated Sep 19, 2022 ·
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sawbach · Mar 3, 2016 · Updated Sep 19, 2022 ·
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board fingerboard fret fretboard guitar instrument jig radius router

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This is a jig I built out of scrap wood laying around the shop to put a compound fingerboard radius on a guitar build I am working on. The radius's are 10" at the nut and 12" at the 12th fret. The fingerboard is made out of ebony and the neck is mahogony.

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RUINTUIT

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I like the simplicity and I can see how you could adjust the ends to accomodate just about any radius you choose.
 
Ripthorn

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Very nice. I should use something like this to rough out the radii on all the builds I do. That's one of my least favorite parts of a build.
 
CueballRosendaul

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I like the approach of using the jig over a router table instead of the other jigs I've seen which have a curved sled that the router rides on top. Did you make a sanding jigg with then American compound curve?
 

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