Premium Scarf Joint Miter Box Kit for Cigar Box Guitars - Hand Tool for Perfect Woodworking Joints | DIY Luthier Projects & Instrument Making
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Product Description
The miter box created from this kit allows you to cut perfect scarf joints with just a flush-cut hand saw (not included). Only a screwdriver is needed for assembly (no glue required), and only takes about 15 minutes. This miter box jig was designed by Ben Gitty Baker specifically for the standard 1.5-inch-wide 1x2 cigar box guitar neck. Narrower stock can be cut (shimming recommended), but wider necks will not fit. This miter box is cut from premium 6mm Baltic birch plywood and assembled using 34 screws in pre-drilled, pre-countersunk holes. The scarf joint cut angle is the same as what we cut for the necks we produce in the C. B. Gitty shop. This kit comes UNASSEMBLED and requires a compatible flush-cut style saw to use. These kits are cut and packaged here in the C. B. Gitty workshop in Rochester, New Hampshire. As with all laser-cut items, one side of each piece may have some staining left over from the laser-cutting process. This does not affect functionality of the tool, but can be sanded off if desired. Because this is a wooden miter box, over time the saw guide slot may widen, causing the tool to become less accurate. Steady, careful sawing can help prevent this. Replacement panels may be made available if demand arises.
Product Features
Easy-to-assemble with just a screwdriver - No glue required!
Designed for standard 1x2 neck blanks for Cigar Box Guitars
Perfect angle scarf joint without power tools
For use with a flush-cut pull saw (not included)
Laser-cut in the USA
Customer Reviews
Delivery was super fast. All the parts fit just right which is good but also it makes it hard to assemble when the screws don’t sit in flush. Putting in the screws by hand is really challenging, the pre-done holes are so tight that I stripped a couple of them, and got a few blisters, trying to get them to be flush. At the end I ended up using my drill to tighten the last few. I know the maker is trying to keep things tight, but I think they had too many screw holes in their design. The product would benefit from less screw holes and the placement of some of them could be re-thought, specifically the bottom screws on the side panel. When it was all assembled, it performed as advertised.
