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Favorite Wood For Jigs

a1gutterman

retcaptb wrote...........Here I found it at White Cap Construction Supply. They are all over the states. They are also on the web.:)

White Cap is (or was, as HD may have sold it off) a division (right description?) of The Home Depot, according to some White Cap employees that I talked to about a year ago.:eek:

pinkiewerewolf

Great thread!

I was just wondering what i should use for jig material and the good ole search function took me to this.

Thanks for the link on baltic birch as well, it is a great read.

midnightshadow

I will need to be making some jigs for my acoustic guitar project. Some luthiers make the molds out of plywood and others make them out of MDF. Can anyone thing of a reason why not to use MDF?

midnightshadow

Chuck

a1gutterman

midnightshadow wroteI will need to be making some jigs for my acoustic guitar project. Some luthiers make the molds out of plywood and others make them out of MDF. Can anyone thing of a reason why not to use MDF?

midnightshadow

Chuck

You asked for a reason. I am knot saying that this wood be a big problem, but the edges of the MDF may deteriorate faster then plywood will.

jnimz

I would tend to agree with a1gutterman. MDF, while useful for many things would not be my first choice for sleds and jigs. I personally feel that it doesn't hold screws as well as baltic birch.

reible

Hi,

Since I have no idea as to what these jigs look like or what is being ask of them this is a hard question.

A great many things are made from MDF... router tables, fences, jigs of all sorts. You can treat edges with hardwood, and if the surface is flat you can put laminate on it... It very stable and starts out very cheap. You can always prototype jigs with it and if looks like is wearing out then go to another material or attempt to protect it... you can even paint it.

Since as far as I know we have a limited number of Luther's (sp?) here you might want to try and find a forum with like minded builders for more information from them on how they do things... I think it is an art form as much as it is a woodworking skill set. If you do so still stay with us too.... for shopsmith and general knowledge, and to share some of the things you learn. We all win that way!

Ed

Gene Howe

Don't get the program any more but, I used to watch a luthier on tv. His jigs looked like BB or Appleply.

I've had success with BB for bearing bearing;) surfaces and MDF for platforms.

I predrill for screws, soak the hole with CA glue, let it set up and then add a little to the screw before inserting it. Haven't any pull out.

BigSky

pkni wroteDon't get the program any more but, I used to watch a luthier on tv. His jigs looked like BB or Appleply.

I've had success with BB for bearing bearing]let it set up[/B] and then add a little to the screw before inserting it. Haven't any pull out.

After soaking the holes with CA, do you have to let it setup before sinking screws or can that be done immediately?

Never mind. I reread what you wrote. You already answered my question.

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