Ultimate Guitar Heated Side Bender Source: Guitar Building Articles/Guitar Sides How to Make The Bending Jig: Making the Heated Side Bender Jig is a very simple process with some basic tools. If you have access to a bandsaw, table-saw, drill press, and stationary belt sander, that is even better. If not, this jig can be [...]

Our Saddle Channel Routing Jig will give you the accuracy and versatility that you need to cut your saddle channel with confidence. This article gives you all the direction as to how to use this jig and how to make adjustments.

If you have our Heated Side Bender Jig, you will want to add this attachment so you can have the option of making those great cutaways that you see on so may handmade guitar. This jig accessory will pop right on our heated side bender and allow you to bend cutaways for (4) different guitar shapes. The plans include the complete detailed jig assembly plans, template layouts and complete notes and dimensions to easily construction this jig.

Classical Guitars with the Robert Bouchet style of fan bracing exhibit exceptional sustain and volume as compared to the other choices in fan bracing. We have detailed Classical Guitar Plans available for the Bouchet style of bracing complete with building instructions, sections, elevations and details. Also available are a wide variety of guitar building tool plans, gluing jigs, side benders, inside forms and much more in our Plan Shop.

If you are tired of the monotonous chore of making kerfing cuts in your guitar lining, that this jig is for you. Get consistent spacing, easily and consistently, as well as micro-adjustable depth of cut stops. Clamps right on your band saw table. PDF plans available from our Plan Show with very detailed drawings and instructions to make this jig.

Bending Sides by Boiling: Bending your guitar sides by placing them in boiling hot water is a method that has been used for many years. When my father and I began guitar building this is the method that we utilized exclusively. If you want to get into guitar building at a minimal cost, this is [...]

Fox Side Bending Jig from LMI Source: Tools & Materials The Side Bending Jig is probably one of the best tools to advance efficient guitar building that has come along in quite a few years. If you currently bend your guitar sides over a hot iron, boil the side and clamp them on a form [...]