- 1). Lay a guitar similar to the one that you would like to make on a piece of plywood facing up.
- 2). Trace around the guitar body from the neck to the bottom of the guitar with a pencil. You only need to draw one side. You will use the same jig to bend both sides. This makes your guitar symmetrical.
- 3). Drill holes through the plywood with a cordless drill and 3/4-inch Forstner bit along the outside perimeter of the drawing, 3 inches apart from the neck to the bottom.
- 4). Squirt some glue into each hole and hammer dowels into the holes. Wait 24 hours for the glue to dry.
- 5). Use the side bender by spreading glue on two pieces of wood, approximately 1/6-inch thick. Clamp the two pieces to the inside perimeter of the dowels. Let the glue dry for one hour. Glue another piece to the first two pieces. Clamp the three pieces to the jig and let it dry. Continue clamping and gluing until you have the thickness you desire.
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