Binding Jig

This binding jig is my own design incorporating features of various commercial  products and others built by fellow luthiers.  Binding is one of the more difficult operations in guitar building and has the potential to reek havoc on weeks of work.  This jig is designed to keep the router bit level against the side and top/back of the guitar (more of less) and minimize the uncertainty that can come with putting a spinning router blade against delicate guitar parts.

Binding jig and sled ready for the cut.
Binding jig and sled ready for the cut.
Guitar sled
Guitar sled
Could be slightly overbuilt... but...
Could be slightly overbuilt… but…
The final product after two passes (the first for the purfling and the second for the binding
The final product after two passes (the first for the purfling and the second for the binding