# Guitar body jig build

**URL:** <https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-body-jig-build/6213>\
**Category:** Projects\
**Tags:** guitar\
**Created:** [June 2, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-body-jig-build/6213 "2026-06-02T00:38:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Joeld](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/joeld/32/6650_2.png) [@Joeld](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Joeld)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-body-jig-build/6213/1 "2026-06-02T00:38:08Z")

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![IMG_1461](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/avidcnc/original/2X/d/d44c69ef6aabc8251074a6b193ad93ad106e3737.jpeg)

 ![IMG_1459](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/avidcnc/original/2X/5/5990a8ee2d6e00acb78de1ae9f60e75855dc734e.jpeg)

My Daughter wants to build a guitar body. I got a jig built today. Centerline and guide lines laser etched in. Two steel pins to align the body for two sided milling. I am really happy with the accuracy and repeatability of the Avid Router. My previous experience was on a little router with a ton of backlash.

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**Author:** ![Kosh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/kosh/32/3849_2.png) [@Kosh](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Kosh)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-body-jig-build/6213/2 "2026-06-03T13:47:22Z")

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Fixture, not a jig. 😎

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**Author:** ![Joeld](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/joeld/32/6650_2.png) [@Joeld](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Joeld)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-body-jig-build/6213/3 "2026-06-03T14:03:35Z")

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Looks like Mr. Webster would agree with you.

 ![IMG_1463](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/avidcnc/original/2X/7/7aa120465e0b84bc6486c03bd80b3a654acf5732.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Kosh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/kosh/32/3849_2.png) [@Kosh](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Kosh)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-body-jig-build/6213/4 "2026-06-03T16:02:11Z")

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Yes, I was corrected about that on my YouTube channel, and not as politely. 🫤

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**Author:** ![Joeld](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/joeld/32/6650_2.png) [@Joeld](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Joeld)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-body-jig-build/6213/5 "2026-06-03T21:07:11Z")

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My dad was an aircraft mechanic. We rebuilt an aircraft together. He built jigs to drill holes in parts or hold things in correct positions for welding. But like you pointed out, they were to guide tools. He learned long before the days of “fixtures” holding things for cnc. I learned so many things from him!

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**Author:** ![Kosh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/kosh/32/3849_2.png) [@Kosh](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Kosh)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-body-jig-build/6213/6 "2026-06-04T19:49:27Z")

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Nice, We just toured the Boeing museum in Seattle, and the McMinnville one near Portland.

I was looking at the old biplanes (some without skins ) and thinking, “I could build that in my shop!”.

🙂  
Like I need another hobby…