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The Neck Removal Jig has just one purpose in life. That is to remove an acoustic guitar neck after loosening the dovetail joint glue. If you have ever tried to do this by hand, you understand that sometimes 2 hands is not enough. This jig will give you the convenience to do this job without worrying about slipping clamps ore block. These plans are FREE in PDF format and Plans are available in our Plan Shop.

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Dovetail Neck Joint:
The Dovetail Guitar Neck Joint is by far the most popular guitar neck joint used in the modern guitar and in all guitars starting in the 1920’s, when C.F. Martin made it a standard in their production guitars.

Making the Joint:
While you can make this joint with a dovetail saw or a Japanese Pull Saw. The biggest problem, especially for the beginning luthier is getting the correct cutting angles on both the male and female portions of the joint. If you cut it by hand it takes quite a bit of control and a lot of accuracy.

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Acoustic Guitar Heel Block Construction 2 years 11 weeks ago

The Acoustic Guitar Heel:
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After removing an acoustic guitar neck, you have to test fit the neck to the guitar body and be assured that when you glue the neck back on the guitar that the neck angles are perfectly aligned. This article goes through the necessary steps to fit the neck, both horizontally and vertically and how to adjust the angles as needed.