# Guitar Builders **URL:** \ **Category:** General Chat\ **Created:** [November 4, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-builders/5448 "2025-11-04T19:49:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rab3rd](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/rab3rd/32/5271_2.png) [@Rab3rd](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Rab3rd)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-builders/5448/1 "2025-11-04T19:49:30Z")
Any acoustic guitar builds here? ---
**Author:** ![AncientCowboy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/ancientcowboy/32/427_2.png) [@AncientCowboy](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/AncientCowboy)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-builders/5448/2 "2025-11-04T22:42:33Z")
I have not actually put it on the CNC yet, but… I have a very complete fusion model for a dreadnought. You can check out my guitar playlist on my YouTube channel. If you like what you see, we can talk about a collaboration if you are up for working out the work holding to get it made. I’m too busy with other projects at the moment to get to it. [(3) Guitar Making - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL70DdTgJXS6RuDp8zSDtkNS3VSxnJU_bN) ---
**Author:** ![fostinoguitars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8baadc/32.png) [@fostinoguitars](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/fostinoguitars)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-builders/5448/3 "2025-11-05T04:34:51Z")
I make acoustic and electric guitars. ---
**Author:** ![Rab3rd](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/rab3rd/32/5271_2.png) [@Rab3rd](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Rab3rd)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-builders/5448/4 "2025-11-05T11:37:40Z")
Im a little over half way through an OM build. I started it before I had a CNC. Next build is also going to be an OM, me second guitar. For hold downs my plan is to create vacuum jigs. Ill check out the videos. ---
**Author:** ![fostinoguitars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8baadc/32.png) [@fostinoguitars](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/fostinoguitars)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-builders/5448/5 "2025-11-05T14:49:44Z")
Check out the Airweights System for vacuum jigs. Izzy Swan on Youtube has a sweet little vacuum system as well ---
**Author:** ![Rab3rd](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/rab3rd/32/5271_2.png) [@Rab3rd](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Rab3rd)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-builders/5448/6 "2025-11-05T15:11:27Z")
Thanks, ive seen the airweights system. Nice but for the price… Having a CNC lets you manufacture your own task specific vacuum jigs. Aluminum mills easily, as does MDF ---
**Author:** ![AncientCowboy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/ancientcowboy/32/427_2.png) [@AncientCowboy](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/AncientCowboy)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-builders/5448/7 "2025-11-06T03:36:18Z")
I’ve built two dreadnoughts by hand. Would love to bring my Fusion model to life, but there is only so much time in the day. It shouldn’t be difficult to modify my model to OM. ---
**Author:** ![fostinoguitars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8baadc/32.png) [@fostinoguitars](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/fostinoguitars)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-builders/5448/8 "2025-11-06T06:18:56Z")
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Are you aware of Tom Dalia (Frettie Mercury) he has an online Cad class on designing vacuum jigs specific to guitars? Tom is a great teacher. ---
**Author:** ![Rab3rd](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/rab3rd/32/5271_2.png) [@Rab3rd](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Rab3rd)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-builders/5448/9 "2025-11-06T11:43:25Z")
No, I was not aware of Tom. Thanks for the info, Ill check it out! ---
**Author:** ![Rab3rd](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/rab3rd/32/5271_2.png) [@Rab3rd](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Rab3rd)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-builders/5448/10 "2025-11-06T11:44:03Z")
Right? Im about to retire so I will have more time soon! ---
**Author:** ![Rab3rd](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/rab3rd/32/5271_2.png) [@Rab3rd](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Rab3rd)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-builders/5448/11 "2025-11-06T12:02:06Z")
Going to be cutting the mortise and tenon this weekend. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/avidcnc/original/2X/4/44409071a6c9295605419208b39aececc743dcd7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Rab3rd](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/rab3rd/32/5271_2.png) [@Rab3rd](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Rab3rd)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-builders/5448/12 "2025-11-06T12:04:05Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/avidcnc/original/2X/2/22de41c2f0ace2c2faf42883e55c23b2cb0aa110.jpeg) ---
**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:** [November 12, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-builders/5448/13 "2025-11-12T00:21:06Z")
I actually bought my Avid for doing guitar inlay work. See 3 links below: > **[AHS Band Boosters Guitar Raffle](https://ahsbandguitar.blogspot.com)** > > I am building a custom guitar to be used for a fundraiser for the Atascadero High School Marching band. This blog now documents multiple years. We raffle each guitar at the christmas concert, so to see each years postings, navigate to a specific... > **[The Modern Luthier](https://www.youtube.com/@themodernluthier)** > > Blog: http://ahsbandguitar.blogspot.com [https://www.cnczone.com/forums/musical-instrument-design-and-construction/330158-cnc-cam-software.html](https://www.cnczone.com/forums/musical-instrument-design-and-construction/330158-cnc-cam-software.html) ---
**Author:** ![Rab3rd](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/rab3rd/32/5271_2.png) [@Rab3rd](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Rab3rd)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-builders/5448/14 "2025-11-12T12:04:17Z")
Very nice. Thanks for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![glosch](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/glosch/32/6492_2.png) [@glosch](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/glosch)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-builders/5448/15 "2026-03-28T01:42:52Z")
Electric builder here (with one acoustic under my belt) although I haven’t used the CNC for any of it yet since I only recently got the machine. Excited to incorporate it into my guitars though. Curious how you all set up your workpieces to do cutting operations relative to a center line rather than indexing off a corner. Most of the videos I’ve watched show a jig or some other alignment setup using indexing pins but they never explain that bit. ---
**Author:** ![PaulC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@PaulC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/PaulC)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/guitar-builders/5448/16 "2026-03-28T10:55:49Z")
It was my first guitar build, and one of my first cnc projects, and I didn’t really know what I was doing, but I worked off the corner. When I needed to machine both sides I would cut a pocket, the shape of the part, in some plywood and drop the half finished part into it like an inlay. This would give me a known alignment. [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/avidcnc/original/2X/9/935c5752b666bb2070194fef91eb4008c1f3bb62.jpeg "Dragon Guitar Led Fretboard") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jEFcPvBkuc)