There are a few ways, depending on the tools you have. If you are cutting manually (without a jig) you can mark it on your saw blade with masking tape or a permanent pen. Some saws have an additional, guide or holes to attach one, on the blade itself too. If you are using a jig, the expensive ones have a stopper you can adjust. You can also just eyeball it. It's better to go slightly too deep than too shallow. You can fill the gap with glue.
This works great. Brilliant idea thanks. Regarding the cut depth I made the cross pieces to be the right depth when my saw back came down to it. I ground for length and set an old feeler gauge for the slot guide.
Hi again Yoav. I have now made several fretboards using your jig. It's great. Here is another mod that I use with it. To get exact depth every time I tape old feeler gauges to the required measurement beside the top slot so that my saw back comes down on to them. This way any thickness variation is allowed for. I can cut fret slots to within a couple of thou. I am also having great success with your thicknesser Jig. Slight difference is that I use my 1/2" router with a 2" Spoil board bit. Again, it works great and is amazingly accurate. You are top man. Thanks mate.
Thanks,🙏. And thanks for sharing the tip on keeping the thickness consistent. This 'model' is the simplest variation you can get away with and can serve as a base for many improvements, upgrades, and modifications. The first I am thinking of is replacing the top part with plexiglass, so I can see what's going on when slotting. Just need to find material that will be thick and sturdy enough.
As a luthier on a very tight budget with no shop space, this is PERFECT for me. I've seen many jig plans and videos, but this is genius. This is brilliant. Thank you.
I just found a little piece of scrap from an old rain gutter. You can also try places that build metal air ducts. It should be about 0.5mm or 0.02", or less. You can even cut a flat tin can 😉
@@theelectricluthier1928 I sell them for under $200 and the saw detaches so it can be used for other purposes. Perfect for the person who wants extreme accuracy without breaking the bank Love your channel ! Keep those videos coming. :)
Thanks, Andrew, simplicity is what I am going for 😉. if you already have the 200$ jig, you are probably not going to build this. Didn't quite get the 7-11 metaphor, by hey, the gold chain is for free.
This is actually THE BEST tool you offered to beginners in the world. I was like yes, yes!!! Thank you so much
Thanks Alexey🙏, I like to keep it simple. You can always complicate it later.. 🙂
Now this I can appreciate... well done sir.
Thank you kindly 🙏
On my first guitar I built from scratch in 1982, I used a fret saw and a metal square on a rectangular piece of Indian rosewood.
What blade width size is the saw I found different ones on Amazon all with different blade width
woah!!! why didnt i think of that,, ;-) awesome! thank you
This is a nice gift you gave ...you video helps me a lot. I thank God for your video help and wish you more blessings.
Amen I agree
@@AlexArcady Thanks guys,🙏. Glad I can Help
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Hey there, thank you for the video! I have a question, how do you make sure that each cut has the same depth?
There are a few ways, depending on the tools you have. If you are cutting manually (without a jig) you can mark it on your saw blade with masking tape or a permanent pen. Some saws have an additional, guide or holes to attach one, on the blade itself too. If you are using a jig, the expensive ones have a stopper you can adjust.
You can also just eyeball it. It's better to go slightly too deep than too shallow. You can fill the gap with glue.
Yoav Binyamini I guess the best way is to have some kind of a depth guide. Thanks a lot for all the information 👍🏻
This works great.
Brilliant idea thanks. Regarding the cut depth I made the cross pieces to be the right depth when my saw back came down to it.
I ground for length and set an old feeler gauge for the slot guide.
Thanks🙏, good idea for the depth' You do need to make sure that your fretboards are the same thickness and use the same saw 🙂
Genius big THANK YOU
Thanks 🙏
Nice tool, brilliant.
Thank, 🙏, I try and keep things simple
sweet jig man. Thanks!!
Smart! Thank you!
Hi again Yoav. I have now made several fretboards using your jig. It's great.
Here is another mod that I use with it.
To get exact depth every time I tape old feeler gauges to the required measurement beside the top slot so that my saw back comes down on to them. This way any thickness variation is allowed for.
I can cut fret slots to within a couple of thou.
I am also having great success with your thicknesser
Jig. Slight difference is that I use my 1/2" router with a 2"
Spoil board bit.
Again, it works great and is amazingly accurate.
You are top man. Thanks mate.
Thanks,🙏. And thanks for sharing the tip on keeping the thickness consistent. This 'model' is the simplest variation you can get away with and can serve as a base for many improvements, upgrades, and modifications. The first I am thinking of is replacing the top part with plexiglass, so I can see what's going on when slotting. Just need to find material that will be thick and sturdy enough.
As a luthier on a very tight budget with no shop space, this is PERFECT for me. I've seen many jig plans and videos, but this is genius. This is brilliant. Thank you.
Thanks, @Danna Waldman 🙏. "Necessity is the mother of invention". In other words, being creative with limitations' makes you even more creative.
Does anybody have any suggestions for where to find a thin enough piece of metal for the bottom of the jig?
I just found a little piece of scrap from an old rain gutter. You can also try places that build metal air ducts. It should be about 0.5mm or 0.02", or less. You can even cut a flat tin can 😉
@@yoavbinyamini thank you very much for your reply and suggestions.
I took the blade out of a box knife and blunted it with a file so it wasn't razor sharp, and it fits perfectly into the slots on my template board
Great idea, thanks.
Thanks, Simon, 🙏 This can also be the base for more sophisticated jigs and upgrades.
Here's the protoype of the ones that I produce. ua-cam.com/video/LhzWmcosu-g/v-deo.html
Nice one. I have the parts for one in the same spirit, just didn't get around to it..
@@theelectricluthier1928 I sell them for under $200 and the saw detaches so it can be used for other purposes. Perfect for the person who wants extreme accuracy without breaking the bank Love your channel ! Keep those videos coming. :)
I feel like this guy is trying to sell me a gold chain in 7-11. Haha
No but really helpful video and simple enough that even my dumbass can follow it.
Thanks, Andrew, simplicity is what I am going for 😉. if you already have the 200$ jig, you are probably not going to build this. Didn't quite get the 7-11 metaphor, by hey, the gold chain is for free.