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Fretboard design generator

1 Dec 2017 - cnc routing, dxf, laser-cutting, open source

Generating fretboard layouts is tedious at best. Whilst there are lots of existing fret spacing calculators out there, they still require you enter the measurements into your design tool by hand, and I wanted to automate that process. Hence the existence of this - a simple webpage where you enter the details of the fretboard you want and it'll generate either an SVG or DXF file for you to import into either your design/CAD software or CAM workflow.

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A week in the shop

29 May 2022 - älgen, cnc routing, delfinen

two guitars in a similar stage of build but with their own distinct process going on, and some notes on the lack of CNC-router in my builds.

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A week in the shop

15 Jan 2022 - 3d printing, älgen, cnc routing, fusion 360, jigs, laser-cutting, templates

After months of being just a CAD model, my Älgen guitar design finally begins to take form!

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Corvette Catch-up

21 Oct 2021 - cnc routing, fusion 360, purpleheart, the corvette

Corvette Catch-up: an update on the corvette guitar build, with a deep dive on the custom build bridge I've made for it.

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An xmas weeknotes

31 Dec 2018 - cad, CNC-routing, necks, scarf joint

A week mostly out the workshop, but I spend some time looking at guitar neck designs and trying to figure out how they might be made.

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A CAD model of a guitar neck, but rather than round inlay dots it has little video game style arrows.


A week in the shop, in spreadsheets, and in Birmingham

25 Feb 2018 - amp, BoMs, CNC-routing, testing

The practice amp project finally gets to playable stage, I do some work on BoMs, and head over to Birmingham to catch a guitar show.

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A blue all-in-one amp sits on a workbench. The main front face is taken up with silver grill fabric covering the speaker, and there is a silvery control panel with all the controls at the top.

Fretboard design generator

1 Dec 2017 - cad, cnc routing, fretboard, javascript, laser-cutting, maker, open source

A look at a tool I've made and open sourced to help you design and make fretboards for your guitars.

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A screenshot of a fretboard editor in a browser. Shows a diagram of a fretboard, and controls that let you set things like scale-length, how many frets, inlays etc.