SUPER SIMPLE JIG To Route Truss Rod Channels/Slots

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SUPER SIMPLE JIG To Route Truss Rod Channels/Slots

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In this quick tutorial, I go over a super simple jig that I use to route a truss rod channel quickly, easily and accurately onto any surface.
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@AwenLutherieCustomGuitars 8 ай бұрын

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@peachmelba1000 4 ай бұрын

I know this is a ridiculously late comment but thanks for the idea. Will be using this for sure. Additionally, have you ever wondered why the hardware involved in guitar making is so _oddly_ sized? I mean, for sure a simple truss rod could be a straight 6mm or .25" in width all the way along, including the barrel. The ones I have on hand are .236" in width fir the flat bar and .275" for the barrel. I can't for the life of me understand why. Have you any ideas?

@calmthoughtcafe 3 жыл бұрын

I watched a bunch of other people doing this and your solution is much easier and elegant. Simple is always best. Thank you for taking the time to do this!

@muzzymusgrave1798 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Mate! Super helpful

@keithfr7095 6 ай бұрын

Great jig and I love the chisel work. Thanks

@scottguitarsuk23 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial, i love the depth stop trick!

@Humanitron 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Im going to buy some MDF and make a jig today. I have been looking for a simple, inexpensive way to route my necks. Also, I appreciate you showing how you cut out the square bitts at the end of the truss rod. Great video.

@guidovankemenade2564 5 ай бұрын

Very useful depth stop trick. Thanks !

@AwenLutherieCustomGuitars 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome! It's a handy one, very useful indeed

@MonsterGuitars 2 жыл бұрын

Having seen this video, I may just change the way I rout for truss rods. Thanks!

@davidbaldry5516 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Sean, great idea. Hope you are enjoying your time at Crimson mate.

@artiefufkin3292 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks very much for this video. I made this jig today. Will give it a try tomorrow. Cheers.

@AwenLutherieCustomGuitars 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking out the video, I hope it worked well for you!

@NiallLeechphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks. Just in my first ever guitar build and after spending a long time doing a 7 piece laminated neck, I'm kinda anxious about this next step of the build! Reckon that jig will make it a bit less likely that I'll screw it up!

@AwenLutherieCustomGuitars 3 жыл бұрын

I hope you managed to get your neck done without any hiccups!

@NiallLeechphoto 3 жыл бұрын

@@AwenLutherieCustomGuitars got it done ok.. ended up having to do curved channels for it but worked great. Have a video of the build and the final photos on my channel. Thanks!

@NichtBernd666 4 жыл бұрын

super simple jig. Thanks for that

@AwenLutherieCustomGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it! Thanks for watching

@SawdustPassion 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid, what diameter bit did you use?

@letterli 7 ай бұрын

THANKS!!!

@josephrubinstein285 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks

@AwenLutherieCustomGuitars Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@Ibaneddie76 3 жыл бұрын

That's the same method I use, must be an Irish thing haha! I actually have that router too, it's the last really great router that DeWalt produced I really love that thing.

@AwenLutherieCustomGuitars 3 жыл бұрын

I miss my old DeWalt.. I don't miss having to hold the trigger on it, though!

@MarkMcCluney 4 жыл бұрын

Genuinely helpful and instructive Sean, thanks so much. Could I ask, what make/model of truss rod were you using there?

@AwenLutherieCustomGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch, really appreciated! These are just generic dual action truss rods. I can't remember where I got them to be honest, I bought about 25 of them maybe 2 years ago, possibly from Ebay and I've had not a spot of trouble from them so far. I always test and inspect them before gluing on the fretboard though, just to be on the safe side.

@gastrits4504 Жыл бұрын

Would it work for an one piece neck? (the truss rod would be routed in from behind)

@stevenboyer8887 Жыл бұрын

What type of bit are you using? Is the bearing riding the channel?

@AwenLutherieCustomGuitars Жыл бұрын

I'm using a 6mm stright cutting. The sides of the jig are keeping the router in place and the bit stays in the centre of the slot.

@danskinder3891 7 ай бұрын

How do you avoid kickback. There's no way I could do this in one pass with out kickback. I have a good router too. I don't know why but I'm pretty good with tools but I do not understand a router

@AwenLutherieCustomGuitars 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely take several passes! Even the best router will struggle with a full depth cut for a truss rod. If you take it 2-3mm at a time, you'll have no risk of kickback

@PinetopJackson 4 жыл бұрын

Hey man I found your channel from the Home Guitar Projects group on Facebook! Looks like a fully realized luthiery shop you've got there! How long have you been building?

@AwenLutherieCustomGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Hi! Glad you made it here! I'm very proud of my shop alright. I'm trying to do this full time so I've invested plenty of time and cash into it. It's basically a large wooden shed or small workshop (5*5m) that I've worked to get running smoothly for me. I built my first guitar about 10 years ago, while I was still in school, but I got serious maybe 4 years ago, and invested in the shop about 3 years ago.

@frankryan8100 2 жыл бұрын

Sooooo.. how do you get the hex key in to adjust the truss rod?

@loganricherson 2 жыл бұрын

You drill another hole through the headstock. Alternatively, you can just extend it a little

@Bajguitars 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, could you make me ajig?

@Ibaneddie76 3 жыл бұрын

No offense but if you can't make a simple jig then maybe you should take some wood working basics courses at your local community college before you try and build a guitar, there are much more difficult processes involved than putting a jig together that requires 3 pieces of MDF.

@Bajguitars 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ibaneddie76 I meant couldn't he make one?🤣 I'm a fully qualified luthier!🤣