A Thank You to Fellow Forum Member, John Read, for this Tool

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A Thank You to Fellow Forum Member, John Read, for this Tool

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John Read made this for me! It will be put to good use, starting today. Note the 2 different scale length wood cauls for the fretboard extensions.

Thank you John!
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Looks great!
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Looks great!
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sweet
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You are so welcome! I credit you for helping me stay in this game. From my 1st repair to my current build, you have been a mentor and teacher. Best I've ever known. Your work is just beautiful.

Thanks to Bob Gleason for his thread and idea to build it based off the NYT article. I made it a bit more round but tested the size on guitars large and small.

The cauls have a concave radius to match the fretboard.

Thank you John Hall for providing the screws.

I made it by cutting and shaping one piece of the plywood. Then used it as a template. Then router table with flush bit to knock out copies. Then glued 3 together. The veneer is birch from my 1st repair. John Hall joined those replacement plates for me back then. I was so new I had no clue.

I corked the bottom side of the clamp and wondered if it should be shaped to match a guitar's back.

I hope it works! I haven't finished mine yet. Haha
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Nice clamp and awesome that it was gifted. Might have to try this with some 5/8" all thread I have a surplus of.
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Nice job John. It's great to see someone take a project of mine a step further. That's what I always hope for when I post. -Bob
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Mine's done.
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Here's mine in action. Hot glue setting up. Having it be freestanding and the guitar laying down really makes it go smoothly and quickly.
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6 necks ready to go back on will be using this for sure
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