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By Sergei de Jonge ·
Photo #1 shows two or three anonymous tops sitting on the bench beside the jointer plane. Any good plane #6 or larger is fine for joining a top. I prefer a #7 or #8 over a #6. I use the plane sideways on the bench to shoot the joint. No special jig is necessary.
Photo #2 shows Alan starting to shoot the joint on both halves of the ...
By Sergei de Jonge ·
When I started to make guitars in my own very sparsely equipped shop, I made the jigs for each guitar as I needed them. One of the first things I needed was a way to join tops and backs. I had seen them joined with a system of bar clamps, but bar clamps were expensive, and in these days I was chronically broke.
I had some scrap plywood, and I conceived a way of joining that I still use to this day. ...
