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"I forgot this photo........I find making a full size paper or poster board pattern…" THE FADER replied Apr 4, 2009 to Any good jig plans for necks?	34	Oct 28, 2009 Reply by Vince Stark
"here is that shot again, of the neck in the jig , with the cut made..............ea…" THE FADER replied Apr 4, 2009 to Any good jig plans for necks?	34	Oct 28, 2009 Reply by Vince Stark
"now go to the top, whatever number you had at the bottom, make the top match, for t…" THE FADER replied Apr 4, 2009 to Any good jig plans for necks?	34	Oct 28, 2009 Reply by Vince Stark
"this is for a straight stick, headstock style, like for a three string........mark…" THE FADER replied Apr 4, 2009 to Any good jig plans for necks?	34	Oct 28, 2009 Reply by Vince Stark
"OK.........take a nice straight 2 x 2, longer than any neck you will make, and stap…" THE FADER replied Apr 4, 2009 to Any good jig plans for necks?	34	Oct 28, 2009 Reply by Vince Stark
"By the way, make the jig, and then test it on some cheap wood, before you use your g…" THE FADER replied Apr 3, 2009 to Any good jig plans for necks?	34	Oct 28, 2009 Reply by Vince Stark
"OK......i have a really slick and simple neck tapering jig. but first i need some so…" THE FADER replied Apr 3, 2009 to Any good jig plans for necks?	34	Oct 28, 2009 Reply by Vince Stark
"a shot of all the cuts made. this method is more complicated, which is prolly why i…" THE FADER replied Apr 3, 2009 to Any good jig plans for necks?	34	Oct 28, 2009 Reply by Vince Stark
"then flip the jig around to the other miter slot, and dont cut TOO far !!! then jus…" THE FADER replied Apr 3, 2009 to Any good jig plans for necks?	34	Oct 28, 2009 Reply by Vince Stark
"cutting the back is a trick, if you have a band saw this would be a snap.......but…" THE FADER replied Apr 3, 2009 to Any good jig plans for necks?	34	Oct 28, 2009 Reply by Vince Stark

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THE FADER's Discussions (29)

"I forgot this photo........I find making a full size paper or poster board pattern…"

"here is that shot again, of the neck in the jig , with the cut made..............ea…"

"now go to the top, whatever number you had at the bottom, make the top match, for t…"

"this is for a straight stick, headstock style, like for a three string........mark…"

"OK.........take a nice straight 2 x 2, longer than any neck you will make, and stap…"

"By the way, make the jig, and then test it on some cheap wood, before you use your g…"

"OK......i have a really slick and simple neck tapering jig. but first i need some so…"

"a shot of all the cuts made. this method is more complicated, which is prolly why i…"

"then flip the jig around to the other miter slot, and dont cut TOO far !!! then jus…"

"cutting the back is a trick, if you have a band saw this would be a snap.......but…"

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