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You can use fixed shape guitar build molds, or free form universal molds when making a guitar.
I personally like free form molds, it means I can shape the wood as I feel and let it sit and look at it with very little design constraints, fixed mold is about replicating an exact shape, which is benefical for those that build this way..
Time to Build 4 hrs over 2 days (glue drying times)
I personally like free form molds, it means I can shape the wood as I feel and let it sit and look at it with very little design constraints, fixed mold is about replicating an exact shape, which is benefical for those that build this way..
Time to Build 4 hrs over 2 days (glue drying times)
18mm Thick plywood from local hardware store on special $16
With a jigsaw we cut the outer perimeter.
Like so
Drill the holes, the design is just a guide. many times as I am doing something I alter my design
Classic example, the hole I drew up IMO was too close to the cutaway in the board, so I moved the hole forward.
Drill, jigsaw the shape out
With the left over wood, we make side braces for the jig.
1 Short 4 Tall give me around 95mm of height.
Simplistic design, always draw something up before making it.
I duplicate my drawing onto the wood
The small to large example, realistically anything you want, you could even just drill some dowel and use that instead.
