Sharing Some Plans I'm Workin On...

I know I'm a newbie an all, but several people in my circle of musician friends and other acquaintances are asking me to build them CBGs. I decided the best way to go about it was to plan it right and build this batch at one time so I drew up some plans. While I'm no expert, and they aren't super detailed, I thought I'd add them here in case anyone cared to take a peek or make suggestions.

Inline JPG & PDF attached below.

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    Jim Marksberry

    Now a template for the frets would be great!
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      William McCauley

      For what you will pay for the Festool you can buy a "benchtop" table saw (Delta, Skil) and with some home built jigs make any cuts necessary for the neck. I started with a Delta, cost around $109.00, and sold it for $55.00 when I upgraded to a Jet benchtop saw. I don't know what jigsaws were invented for, but I haven't found it yet. I think they are a waste of money.

      Eric Wallace, Gadsden Guitars said:

      Randy, if you want a straight cutting jigsaw that can literally cut 31/2 thick material with NO deflection, Festool makes the ultimate. Very expensive but well worth the money, I have several of their products and they are the Cadillac of tools.

      James Walter said:
      What size wood are you using? I use to just buy a 2X2 turning blank but it's very hard to cut out straight lines on an angled headstock that way and then I spend time puttying and sanding. Either that or one side will be 3/4 inch thick and the other side would be lass then half an inch because the blade on the jigsaw won't stay 90 degrees and mess up the cut. I like this design because it leaves the headstock the natural size of the wood, then I won't have to worry about wavy lines or thickness problems.
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        William McCauley

        Your plans are very well thought out, good job.