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Blain, I also feel that I need to apologise for my previous post. I didn't mean to rain on your parade, just didn't think it through before posting.

It really is an impressive jig and the machining looks to be top notch. I am sure it is well worth whatever you paid for it.

Sorry for the negative feeling in my last post.

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Dave Rector
Rector Guitars

Thanks Terry, I've seen mention of this before. I think it was Hesh that said he stuck sand paper to the bottom side of the fretboard and swund it from side to side to sand the upper bout. I be sure to double check that before I piece mine together.

No worries Dave. It's perfectly fine to share your opinion, regardless of whether it agrees with mine or not. If we all had the same opinion it would be a boring world we live in. And shoot, you should hear what my friends have to say about what I've been spending on this hobby. But if I would have listened to them, I would have probably stopped $$$ ago and just bought another guitar.

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Thanks,
Blain

http://www.ullrichguitar.com

"89.67% of all statistics are made up on the spot."

A friend of mine once spent $1000 on books and other assorted bits and pieces for his new hobby. When his wife found out she was furious, and told him that the cost of his new hobby was unacceptable and he had to find another hobby. All he said was, "You're right honey. I'll find another hobby." The next day after work he went out and bought 3 or 4 magazines to peruse after dinner. When asked by his wife what the magazines were he said that they were for his new hobby... Hot Rods. He then proceeded to give her a break down of the cost of his first car from ads in the mags. $10,000 for the chassis, $8000 for the engine, another $5000 for the carbon fibre body, and on and on. He now has a budget of $2000 a year for his original hobby and everyone is happy. True story.

When compared to that story, building guitars isn't really that expensive. Even when you buy the really cool pricy toys.... At least that's what I tell my wife

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If God had wanted us to drink beer, he would have given us stomaches.

It is WAY cheaper than a lot of other hobbies... I used to be into RC airplanes in a big way. At least a shiny new guitar has a good chance of making it through the "test flight" in one piece!

Good story Joel.

And I always just use the excuse that alot of my purchases are one time expenses (that is of course until something breaks or wears out and needs replacing) and once I get all of the tools I need it will be much less expensive. Of course then I'm sure I'll just budget in much more expensive wood for much nicer guitars. So I guess it probably just all evens out huh?

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Thanks,
Blain

http://www.ullrichguitar.com

"89.67% of all statistics are made up on the spot."

[QUOTE=Daniel M] What a timely post! I was going to ask similar questions.
I hope Blain doesn't mind me hitch hiking along on his thread.
I recently built a Woolson (Fox inspired?) mortise & tennon jig. (I set mine up to cut the body mortise as well as the neck tennon.)
Since the OLF was out of plans, I wasn't able to get the instructions with the jig.
I think I have the basic function figured out, but I need some advice about the length of the saddle location pin.
If I have this figured correctly, the space at the saddle location should be twice the string height at the twelfth fret. Is that right? The first guitar I'm setting up for is a 12 fret sorta "OM" style. With a 14 fretter, it'd be a bit more difficult to figure.
I'd like to know if I'm on the right track??????????
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,   Dan[/QUOTE]

Dan:

I too am about to build a Fox/Woolson Jig

The screw at the saddle location is adjusted to allow for the height of the saddle / Fretboard thickness / Fret height and depends on the guitar design. Generaly a straight edge laid along the frets should just touch the top of the bridge - So the screw height should be adjusted to allow for the missing parts.

Hope this helps.

How have you addapted your jig to mount the guitar body to cut the mortice ?

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Richard

[QUOTE=blain1976] once I get all of the tools I need

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now that the convulsive fit of laughter has subsided and i have picked myself up off the floor mayhap i can say something.... once you contract tas there is no such state of existence as having all you need. been adding tools since the sixties and still haven't arrived at the stage where i have all the tools i think i need..... but as to what i really need.... that may be another story