Create perfectly shaped control cavities. Accurate template placement is easy—crystal clear routing templates allow you to see the guitar body underneath.
StewMac's improved templates are now thicker with smooth laser-cut edges. Correct depth measurements are etched right on the template, so you don't need to puzzle over cavity dimensions, we've done that work for you.
"These improved, thicker templates mean I don't have to shim or double up templates to get contact with the router bearing." — Erick Coleman, guitar repairman and StewMac tech advisor
Set of 2 clear acrylic templates for routing the cavity in the body and the recess shape for flush mounting the cover plate.
Dimensions:
Thickness: 3/8" (9.53mm)
Outside: 5-7/8" x 3-7/8" (149.22mm x 98.42mm)
Cavity cutout*: 3" x 6-1/2" (76.1mm x 165.1mm)
Cover plate cutout*: 3-5/8" x 7-3/4" (92.0mm x 196.8mm)
At widest points, approximately
Create precision cavities every time: Align the template's centerlines with those you drew on your guitar. All you need is double-stick tape to keep the template in place. Optional: use flat head screws dropped into the counter-sunk holes—the router glides right over them. Use your router to lower a ball-bearing router bit (not included) into the wood and make several shallow passes until the bearing rides smoothly along the template edge. When the bearing can ride against the cavity wall, remove the template so you can rout to the recommended depth engraved on your template.