Or a piece of tape even!

Impressive @darrenking. 👍😁 

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Yeah, that doesn't look bad for a prototype @darrenking.

Couple more development iterations and it'll be ready for market!

😋 😋 😋 

Nice work, yet again.  So simple, so perfect, so ingenious.

Now, what else can we persuade you to make?  

@darrenking

Complete tangent here, but what's your opinion of that little Makita router?

I already have larger routers, have wondered about getting a smaller one at some point, and I already have some Makita tools from that range so I have batteries and charger.

I've never seen a router powered by a battery before @darrenking. Does it make it easier to manoeuvre. I've never owned any Makita tools. How do you find them? 

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what's your opinion of that little Makita router?

Hi @russ

It is, without doubt, one of the most useful little bits of kit in my workshop. Surprisingly powerful, it comes with about three or four different types of base (plunge, trimmer style, angled) allowing it to be used in many different ways. I have fitted one to the jig I made for routing binding channels as the small body was perfect for this application. I would hate to be without it!

Sorry @jonhodgson, I got confused.

Same answer applies, it's great.

Same answer applies, it's great.

@darrenking

Damn! Now I'm going to have to buy one. 😐 

What a great idea @darrenking 

So can the hundreds of us, currently refining our semi-hollowbody designs in anticipation of you-know-what, expect this excellent design to be adaptable to a 335 style neck tenon joint?

Asking for a friend @Deej

More here:

www.es-335.com/2010/06/22/the-mysterious-neck-tenon/

expect this excellent design to be adaptable to a 335 style neck tenon joint?

HI @jamesbisset, I don't see why not. The jig just provides a method of easily producing a template allowing you to machine a recess that precisely matches the geometry of your neck, or in this case the neck tenon. The adjustable parts of the jig measure 180mm so this should cover even the long tenon shown in the photo.

Cheers

Darren

@jamesbisset Do you prefer the long tenon for sustain?

Do you prefer the long tenon for sustain?

I don’t know how much difference it makes. Has it been measured? Or is it another myth of vintage guitar construction? My Yamaha semi has good sustain and a very short tenon or a dovetail joint.

I’m still planning to make a single cutaway, fat-bodied jazz style box, but using some of the 335 build techniques. So mostly, I just need the right size of tenon for that 😉

I don’t know how much difference it makes. Has it been measured? Or is it another myth of vintage guitar construction?

@jamesbisset

Just speculating here, but perhaps it isn't so much a myth as an outdated requirement.

Modern wood glues are incredible, you just don't need as much wood contact as was once the case.

Yes please Darren, I would love one!

Hi @peebee,

Great. Just email me at darren.king@bagpress.com and I'll sort it out for you.

Cheers

Darren