kerfed lining jig
kerfed lining jig and piece of finished lining.
Materials are scraps from around the shop. Mahogany, Ebony and Rosewood.
This jig is used on the bandsaw to cut evenly spaced kerfed lining for guitars and mandolins. After dimensioning the stock into 30-60-90 triangles it is inserted into the jig and the first cut is made. After the first cut, the little arm with the rubber band providing tension registers the same distance for all subsequent cuts as the the stock is pushed into the fixture/jig. A depth stop in the miter slot determines depth of cut.
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kerfed lining jig and piece of finished lining.
Materials are scraps from around the shop. Mahogany, Ebony and Rosewood.
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this shot shows a closeup of the registering arm that allows the stock to move forward through the slot, but not backwards. A simple rubber band provides the tension.
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Jig in use. You can see here that the depth stop is just a simple piece of wood clamped in the miter slot. The piece of wood on the left of the jig guides the exiting stock out of the way of the arm of the saw.
Comments
Great jig !
Up until now i used to buy kerfed lining.
Not anymore.
Thank you for sharing your idea.
Jig works great! By using a screw instead of a pin, there is no need for a hold down, just don't tighten the screw all the way down. I used a washer screw as a indexing pin and did away with the rubber band and used the screw as a handle to raise and lower the dog. By making the fence taller you can cut wider stock and then rip several strips. They will be square but you could bevel them with another jig.
I have just started making Uke's any chance on getting the plans for this jig?
Thanks
klroberts
Cool! Thanks a lot!
Klroberts, sorry I don't have any plans, but hopefully the pictures will help. Feel free to email me if you need more pics.
I think I will build one. Looks pretty easy to build. Maybe I can get away without measurements... maybe. Thanks anyway for sharing your idea.
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