Copy a Guitar Neck with a Profile Jig, Revisited, in Greater Detail

The best things we can do as human beings is to share the knowledge! You've definitely fulfilled the brief Randy so thank you! 👍👍

I have watched many videos regarding these jigs, and they all leave me with a question or two, most notably, how to copy an existing neck profile to the jig. After watching your clear and detailed video, all questions have been answered. Thanks for taking the time to share with us.

Brilliant! - I'm making one for uke necks. A job I can't do on my CNC without spending a fortune on 3D software! A further mod might be a perspex cover box that the router runs along a slot with adjustable end stops. The box allows extraction and you can still see the job. Thank you so much for your work Randy.

Best explanation so far of how to create suitable cams for the actual cutting. Good work!

So good! Clearly explained, measurements, and you show how you adjust your design to make it better. Thank you!

Thank you so much for for your time and effort making this video. . I have successfully made four Strat necks using this jig.

What a wealth of knowledge !! thanks for posting this

Fantastic. Best explanation of a neck copying jig that I’ve seen. I’m definitely going to give it a try.

Love your videos! Thanks for doing them.

This is a very bright idea. I have been looking for something similar. God bless you

fantastic content , I see some neck building in my future🤠

Very Skilled my friend!!!

Cool revisions. Good video...

Great stuff, thanks a million.

very informative!! thanks man

This is awesome. Thanks!

awesome videos Randy using your jigs and love them The question I have is how to make a cam/puck without a neck to copy I have a CAD file for a guitar but there's no profile Look forward to your Genius ideas Thanks so much

think you could make a arch top jig as well wat im thinking is to use the router mounted on a arm hinged on one end to a rail mecanism that can move the arm across the body possibly using a window motor and a piece of alltread to move it smoothly towards the center of the rotating body the body be spinning horizontally and the other end of the arm opposite the hinge moving over the jig thats rotating at the same speed using a chain and two sprockets the arm moving along a track from the outside toward the center (maibe using a windshield wiper motor driving a piece of alltread to move it smoothly ) and cut the arch in a spiral pattern from the outside in to make the jig / cam mould you need to be using an existing archtop body and mount the router on the other end of the setup to cut the jig , since the jig sits on the end of the arm and furter away from the original the jig will end up larger than the part you be making , think the jig could be made from mdf think the whole "machine" end up about 3 times the size of a guitarbody both in length and width another thing you probably need to do when making the jig is create sumting that prevent a too harsh hit of both the bearing follower and the routerbit against the edges of the guitar shape , think the jig/ cam mould would need to be round and have ramps intoo the arch wish you might need to make by placing a board cut perfectly around the original guitar shape youre making the mould off and raise that board untill its level with the edges of the binding , or set a stop on the arm so it doesnt go below that edge when cutting the cam jig

Thank you so much.

Genius.