Click on the links above for my other jigs and tools. This picture is one of my most used
and surprisingly effective tools. It is a go-bar deck. For centuries this method of clamping
has been used by luthiers. This is simply my version of the tool. 5/16 inch by 36 inch long
hardwood dowels are sprung into place. By careful placement and cleaning up the squeezed
out glue, a wonderful bracing structure can be effected for the acoustic guitar. This
rudimentary and quickly built tool from scrap, may see me through my entire career as a luthier.
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