It's pleasure to use and will last you through many guitar fretboards. Then simply attach the template to the back of the fingerboard with double sided tape, and saw each fret slot after locating the index pin (preinstalled in the mitre box) in the corresponding template notch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn your table saw, you'll need to make a sliding \"sled\" to carry the fretboard. Watch video here. Typically 19, 21, 22, or 24 What is scale length? This tells the guitarist at which fretboard position the scale should be played. Select based on if you entered a scale length of inches or millimeters. It also helps to condition ... Chickenbone John Fretboard Cleaning Elixir is ideal for cleaning and preparing fretboards. © 2019 - GuitarMaking.co.uk. The multiscale fretboard template is a specially designed channel shaped jig which rests directly on top of the fretboard and is fastened in position via screws along the sides of the jig base. 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Also great for trouble-shooting guitars with fret buzzes. The box is set up to suit our 022\" kerf saw, so if you intend using a different saw, you may need to adjust the box to allow for a different width sawblade. You can use this process if you use fretboards which are thicker or thinner than 6mm to customise the mitre box to suit your own preferences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLEASE NOTE - we use a 2mm index pin which is already installed and set-up for use with our own template. Romeo & Julieta - Deluxe (Orange & Black), Chickenbone John Miracle Guitar Tonic and Fretboard Salve, Mitre box drawing - PDF digital download, Follow along with ChickenboneJohn - Playlist, Chickenbone John Fretboard Cleaning Elixir. All it needs are a few straight cuts, drilling and putting together with cups and screws. 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I always tell people that a good fret slotting saw is the one guitar-making tool that you should not try to economise on, and our new mitre box and template are the perfect partners to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther manufacturer's templates are made with only one of the popular scales (Fender or Gibson) and then another one which nobody really seems to want...forcing you to buy another one if you want both scales! If you want a shallower slot you can simple remove the depth stops and shim up with veneer or a thin steel washer then refix, or to get a deeper cut, simply remove the depth stops, sand them down a little  to achieve the depth of slot that you prefer. It is used in quite a few types of music including: Rock Country and a few other style. The 24.625" Gibson template would be accurate to their current Bozeman acoustic fretboards, but not quite accurate to any of their electrics. With these templates you get two really useful scale lengths at a great price. 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