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[Gordon Bellerose]

I have been working on the jigs to build an acoustic guitar for the last few months.
So far I have built a go-bar deck, a neck mortising jig, a thickness guage, and this side bending machine with forms.

Here's a couple of pics of the side bender. I will try and get some pics of the neck mortising jig, and post them later.
Here is the bender with a cutaway form and the second press.



Here it is with the upper bout form.

[Gordon Bellerose]

Here is the neck mortising jig. I built this a couple of months ago, and it's waiting for me to get to that point in my first acoustic build, which is going to start right away.

I am in NO WAY CLAIMING TO HAVE DESIGNED THIS JIG! I did buy the templates from one of the big online suppliers.
As most of you know this jig was designed by others. I watched a couple of videos and tried to copy what I saw.
I'm not exactly clear on the ethics question. If I have over-stepped the boundaries, please inform me by PM, and I will request the removal of this thread entirely.

This is the side of the jig that is used for the mortise in the body.



Here's the neck side.

[David King]

It looks good to me Gordon. I say if you can build it you can have it and if you have it you can post photos of it. (-As long as it's not an A-bomb.)