Telecaster template help

Hi I have been watching all these great builds on here for a long time but have kept quiet,i have made a couple of my own guitars and sell templates on a online trading site,but i have been making a tele template for about 2 days now from terry downs plan and finished half of it. What i need to know if how to make the 2 template,the one with just the neck pocket, how would i make it perfectly 'in-line' with the main template,any help is much appreciated.

I have added a photo of were i am up to at this stage.


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Welcome!

You need a (fender) neck. Clamp it in place on the template.

Take two perfectly straight pieces of 16mm MDF and clamp them either side of the neck so they are tight against it. Clamp another in the gap behind.

String the E and e strings with nylon fishing line and adjust neck alignment until it's correct.

Remove the neck ... very carefully ... and measure with calipers that you didn't bump it.

Rout the gap left when you removed the neck with a 1/2" diameter bit.

Test the fit using your neck. String the E and e strings and line them up with the diagram's - are they aligned? ... you don't need to start again!

Hi Nick JD,

Thanks for the fast reply, ill go have a go at that now and tell you how it went ,Thanks



Mike

Here's what Nick said along with pictures.

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/45365-making-neck-pocket-template.html

Here's what Nick said along with pictures.

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/45365-making-neck-pocket-template.html



Hi jwells



Thanks for that link,i stuffed up my first one but i used your method and it turned out great! ill take some pics tomorrow as its about 10:35 in new zealand