Fret slot fixture and template

[Dave Bagwill]

I got plans for this from Ken Cierp - you can contact him about it.

It's an easy project, done in my case with odds and ends laying around the shop. I did purchase the toggle clamps at HF for $5 apiece, and the template from Ken - not expensive. The saw from LMII was the big expense but will last a long time for $25.

If you follow Ken's instructions you will have a lifetime jig, solid and very well thought out.

I took the pic before I attached the shim that regulates the depth of cut, but that is a very easy thing to do.

(Credit where due, the bending machine is from John Hall.)

[Dave Bagwill]

That is the wrong saw in the picture. Should have been the smaller one in this pic.

[Kevin in California]

Good job Dave, looks like it should work. Did Ken make the template for you?
Isn't it great when you can make a jig like this yourself, for pretty cheap, and it works???

Kevin

[Dave Bagwill]

Yep, Ken sells the templates.

The build is easy = BUT there is more to it than meets the eye, and it is a rock solid tool.

[ken cierp]

Good job Dave -- looks pretty much like the original

[Dave Bagwill]

Well it does NOT look as good as the original, but it works just the same. :-)
I just put on the stop blocks and the shim.