Thank you! I believe I added a “tools” page to the plans but the saw I use is the “Japanese fret saw” from Stewmac. The kerf is just right for their fret wire. I think as long as the kerf of the saw matches the width of the tang on your fret wire it should be fine.
Probably you can make the angle of the sides of the jig adjustable, so that you can align the edge of the fretboard with the jig to align the slot to the fret’s position. As long as you know where you need to cut, you should be fine.
No, the fretboard has to be registered so its centerline is perpendicular to the slot/saw. I have my blanks cut so the 2 edges are parallel to the center line, and my fret slot cutting jig has its fences 90 degrees from the slot so I end up with fret slots perpendicular from the center line
That's a great system using a pre-slot fretboard as the template. I've used it myself. Tonge depressors to compensate for the radius, good idea.
Thanks for the piece of advice! You control the depth of the cut just by hand?
Yes, I mark the depth on both edges of the fingerboard with a marking gauge and cut until I reach those lines
Congratulations !!!
Looks simple but effective. What kind of wood did you use to construct it?
I just used MDF since it’s stable
@@saucetguitars Great, good tip!
Do you have a recommendation for a saw to use with this jig? Grabbing the plans this week, thank you!
Thank you! I believe I added a “tools” page to the plans but the saw I use is the “Japanese fret saw” from Stewmac. The kerf is just right for their fret wire. I think as long as the kerf of the saw matches the width of the tang on your fret wire it should be fine.
What metal strip did you use?
Thank you
i used a piece of an old hacksaw blade
can we do multiscale fretboards with this jig?
Probably you can make the angle of the sides of the jig adjustable, so that you can align the edge of the fretboard with the jig to align the slot to the fret’s position. As long as you know where you need to cut, you should be fine.
Shouldn’t you put the fretboard to the center? I believe you cut the slots at a wrong angle. Am I mistaken?
No, the fretboard has to be registered so its centerline is perpendicular to the slot/saw. I have my blanks cut so the 2 edges are parallel to the center line, and my fret slot cutting jig has its fences 90 degrees from the slot so I end up with fret slots perpendicular from the center line
@@saucetguitarsI thought the fretboard was not rectangle, now I got it.