Alex Reid
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- Location
- Zushi, Japan
Glad you folks are enjoying the build. I am also having fun doing it and learning a lot as I go along. Sometimes it is straight forward woodworking and other times there are so many small steps to complete one thing.
Bret - I think I will probably do at least one more after this. One thing though I am not spending a whole ton of money making these jigs. I use a lot of plywood scraps, etc. I just like to get things right. We'll see how it goes.
Andrew - The plans for this jig are on the net somewhere. A lot of people have copied, made the same and even improved on this jig. The original design calls for three 150w bulbs sitting inside acting as a heat source. I read that Charles Fox didn't trademark the jig when he first made and instead offered it up to the luthier community to use for free. His logic was if he trademarked it he would have probably has several lawsuits on his doorstep as soon as someones shop burned down. I just looked at pictures of the jig online and copied it.
Bret - I think I will probably do at least one more after this. One thing though I am not spending a whole ton of money making these jigs. I use a lot of plywood scraps, etc. I just like to get things right. We'll see how it goes.
Andrew - The plans for this jig are on the net somewhere. A lot of people have copied, made the same and even improved on this jig. The original design calls for three 150w bulbs sitting inside acting as a heat source. I read that Charles Fox didn't trademark the jig when he first made and instead offered it up to the luthier community to use for free. His logic was if he trademarked it he would have probably has several lawsuits on his doorstep as soon as someones shop burned down. I just looked at pictures of the jig online and copied it.