Tablesaw sled for side slots in a spanish heel.

[John Parchem]

I made this sled for my first flamenco. It worked in concept but it was hard to get the two slots lined up. I should be able to see a reference line and line up the neck but I am always a touch off. So I add tacking a small bit a wood to reference against the fence to make it easy to flip sides and line up the cut perfectly.

Here is the sled. The sled is perfectly cut for the 3° angle I like. Easy to make as I made the sled and the fence oversized and cut it to size with the blade set up. So basically I just need to line up my cut mark on the fence.

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Having failed at that on my last guitar on this one I use a square and attached a small bit of binding in the center of the neck to act as an index.

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So now it is very easy to cut one side flip and then the other.

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This method worked out well. On my next guitar I think it will be even easier to drill a shallow 1/16" hole in the center of the neck and use the a 1/16" pin to act as an index for the cut depth.