Seattle Luthiers Group members bring in their homemade jigs and tools to demonstrate to the other instrument makers.

 

Michael Dressner's jig for making ukulele bridge holes

Michael Dressner

Fingerboard Blank

Michael Dressner

Dressner's Fingerboard Tool Fixture

Michael Dressner

Fingerboards take about only 1 min

Dressner Tool

Cold bend wood shrinks longitudally across the grain. 8' relaxes to 9'.

Neutral bending axis length is same as before.

Bends to 1/2" radius. 8 sides completed in 10 mins

Michael Dressner Uke Body

.010" thick playing card makes for a convenient shim of perfect thickness

Dressner Shim

 

Aaron Andrews' "Black Snake" is really an inner tube. Set anything

on it for a barrier from surface scratches, including guitars.

Black Snake

A jig used to see inside the guitar body

Sheriff

Jay Hargreaves jig for tuning machine holes for slotted headstocks

Dave Wilson

Jig for holding down neck when you cut it

Dave Wilson

Neck Jig

Dave Wilson

Bob Hammond's jig for gluing with hide glue

Dave Wilson