Body binding channel cut

I started out by cutting with the jig I showed a few threads earlier, and that worked relatively OK, however I could not get into the waist or cutaway with the router.

I also ended up with some uneven spots since the body (which the guide was running against) was not perfectly sanded down.

I used the jig conservatively, afraid to cut the full 1/4 inch and full width of cut. It was good that I did that because it didn't come out as clean as using a router table with special bit.

I switched over to my 1/4" Marples chisel which was razor sharp to clean up the cut down to the mahogany.



The most useful tool for doing the binding was my scraper. Also sharp. If you use the corner, you can get the binding channel pretty clean. I've got a little more fine picking with the chisel to clean this up, but its mostly ready to go.



Here is a pic of the cutaway, which I did entirely by hand. I used a small palm gouge, my 1/4" straight chisel, and my Old Timer pocket knife to get started down to the line, then cleaned up with the scraper again. Only took about a half hour for this part.