Seattle Luthiers Group members bring in their homemade jigs and tools to demonstrate to the other instrument makers.
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Michael Dressner's jig for making ukulele bridge holes |
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Fingerboard Blank |
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Dressner's Fingerboard Tool Fixture |
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Fingerboards take about only 1 min |
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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 |
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.010" thick playing card makes for a convenient shim of perfect thickness |
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Aaron Andrews' "Black Snake" is really an inner tube. Set anything on it for a barrier from surface scratches, including guitars. |
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A jig used to see inside the guitar body |
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Jay Hargreaves jig for tuning machine holes for slotted headstocks |
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Jig for holding down neck when you cut it |
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Neck Jig |
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Bob Hammond's jig for gluing with hide glue |
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