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Do any of you OLF'ers have photos of router jigs and/or setups that you use to inlay the guitar's end wedge that you wouldn't mind sharing?
best regards,
jack

I always hate it when people answer a question in a completely different direction... but...

I used to use a router/jig, but just gave up and started using a backsaw. I have a template for the wedge and I use a marking knife to cut it out...

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Brock Poling
Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com

Backsaw and straightedge here. Flat file (the untapered kind) if the cut needs some adjusting. Individuals don't need to build like factories do.

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Howard Klepper
http://www.klepperguitars.com

When all else fails, clean the shop.

I've been using a back saw, straight edge and chisel for over 25 years, so maybe I am doing something right;
Thanks for the replies,
jack

Same here - Japanese razor saw and straight edge + chisel

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

Sorry. nearly forgot - mark first with a knife japanese

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

Jig and laminate trimmer. Life's too short, more time for beer and friends.

Plexi template with centre line, 6" ruler with double side tape, dozuki saw and 1/4" chisel to remove the waste. It's a 5mn easy job.

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Laurent Brondel
West Paris, Maine - USA
http://www.laurentbrondel.com/

For years I scored with a marking knite, back sawed using a wood block as a guide, then routed out but any more I chisel out it is mich quicker and cleaner

template from Mark Kett with lam trimmer. Reverse template and router table wedge itself. Quick & clean.

Here's how I do mine. By the time you set up a jig and router you could have the thing installed. I do mine by hand for that reason.

I just use a knife and a chisel. First, I use the knife to score the lines. I score them each 10 times or so, starting with very light passes and gradually increasing the pressure. From there, it's easy to remove the material with a chisel.

Once in a blue moon, I make a mistake, but they are always easily fixable -- nothing like the disasters I see people making when their routers go awry. And the knife/chisel approach makes the cut quicker than I can set up the router.

I just use a knife and a chisel. First, I use the knife to score the lines. I score them each 10 times or so, starting with very light passes and gradually increasing the pressure. From there, it's easy to remove the material with a chisel.

Once in a blue moon, I make a mistake, but they are always easily fixable -- nothing like the disasters I see people making when their routers go awry. And the knife/chisel approach makes the cut quicker than I can set up the router.