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Week 27 – Bridge Shaping

Posted on October 14, 2015November 11, 2015 by Iain 'Cutty' Carlin
  • Put bridge into jig
  • Measured length and location of slot from template bridge
  • Mark out length on jig top so router only moves that length
  • Cut channel through jug top using 1.5mm bit in router
  • Fit jig top to bottom at location of slot as marked on bridge. Screw top of jig to bottom
  • Route through top plate of jig in 3mm increments till saddle slot is 9mm deep
  • Marked outline of bridge onto block
  • Cut outline roughly on band saw
  • Shape to final outline on bobbin sander
  • Used routing table and 6mm bit to route bottom edge
  • Finished off on bobbin sander & with sandpaper, file and spokeshave
  • Bridge
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