The ABSOLUTE BEST Way To Build A Guitar Body with a Router Template

Learn the best way to build a guitar body with a router template! This lutherie tutorial covers safety tips and techniques for using a router.
In this video Daniel from Devil & Sons Guitars covers everything you need to know about making a a guitar body using a router.

00:00 Intro - Using a template and bandsaw to rough out the body
00:41 The template router bits I'm using from Radian
00:52 How to correctly use a router table to follow the template
04:07 Routing out the guitar pickup and control cavities using a router
04:12 The masking tape trick to hold your template in place
05:15 Checking the depth of your router bit
06:15 Don't forget this when you are routing your Stratocaster tremolo bridge cavity
07:22 Using a round over router bit to finish the edges of the guitar
07:49 A finished guitar body made using a router

For more on making templates and using routers check out my Guitar Router Playlist:
   • The Guitar Router Playlist  

Check out Radian tools here: https://radiantools.com/

Here's the template bits I used:
https://radiantools.com/collections/1...

https://radiantools.com/collections/1...

Here's the roundover bit:
https://radiantools.com/collections/1...

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