baze7 Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 What do most people make body templates out of? Also what thickenss is recommended?? I might add that I am going to be using a template router bit. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 I made mine out of 9mm MDF...seems fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 3/16" acrylic, 1/2" - 5/8" plywood, are all i've used, i prefer the acrylic because the transparency allows you to acheive better alignement results, On a side note, some people prefer to have just a plain body template without any cavaites, pickups, or neck pocket routings in it, they use individual templates for each task so they can play around with positioning of all those elements of the guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 I've been using MDF. Acrylic would be cool, but I don't have access to any. I prefer MDF over plywood because it's easier to work and shape; however, plywood will work fine also. Perhaps the plywood I have is just crap, but any plywood will be a little more prone to splintering and tearing out at the tops and bottoms, though the middle (where it's important) should be fine. Thickness isn't TOO important, as long as it's thick enough for the ball bearing guide to ride along. Extra thickness is useful when you want to make passes at multiple depths. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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