{"id":8535,"date":"2016-03-08T09:42:23","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T14:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/?p=8535"},"modified":"2016-03-08T09:42:27","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T14:42:27","slug":"how-to-build-a-bass-guitar-fabricating-a-control-cavity-routing-template-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/article\/how-to-build-a-bass-guitar-fabricating-a-control-cavity-routing-template-part-2.html","title":{"rendered":"How to build a bass guitar &#8211; Fabricating a control cavity routing template &#8211; part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a continuation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/article\/how-to-build-a-bass-guitar-fabricating-a-control-cavity-routing-template-part-1.html\">part 1<\/a>. In this step, the control cavity routing template is finalized and completed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Below:<\/strong> A jigsaw with scroll cut blade is used to cut out the template.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img title=\"IMG_1778\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1778.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below:<\/strong> The top portion has been cut with the jigsaw.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img title=\"IMG_1779\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1779.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below:<\/strong> The remainder being cut.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img title=\"IMG_1782\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1782\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1782.jpg\" width=\"275\" height=\"367\">&nbsp;<img title=\"IMG_1780\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1780.jpg\" width=\"275\" height=\"367\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img title=\"IMG_1781\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1781.jpg\" width=\"275\" height=\"206\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below:<\/strong> Material removed and rough template completed.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img title=\"IMG_1784\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1784.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below:<\/strong> A spindle sander is used to smooth the inside edges where it can reach.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img title=\"IMG_1785\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1785.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below:<\/strong> Where the spindle sander <em>cannot<\/em> reach (or cannot fit into,) those areas are filed manually.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img title=\"IMG_1788\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1788.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below:<\/strong> The area has been sanded and smoothed.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img title=\"IMG_1791\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1791.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below:<\/strong> Center punched points are made for the pick guard screw holes so we know exactly where to drill.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img title=\"IMG_1797\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1797.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below:<\/strong> Drilling holes using 1\/8th-inch bradpoint bit <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img title=\"IMG_1798\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1798.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below:<\/strong> Holes have been successfully drilled<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img title=\"IMG_1799\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1799.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below:<\/strong> A 45-degree angle chamfer bit is used to drill countersunk holes for pick guard screws .<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img title=\"IMG_1800\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1800.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below:<\/strong> Holes successfully drilled.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img title=\"IMG_1803\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1803.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below:<\/strong> The sticker is peeled off to reveal the finished template.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img title=\"IMG_1804\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1804.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below:<\/strong> Finished!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img title=\"IMG_1807\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_1807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1807.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px\">Where are the rest of the build steps?<br \/>You can view them all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/how-to-build-a-bass-guitar.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a continuation of part 1. In this step, the control cavity routing template is finalized and completed. Below: A jigsaw with scroll cut blade is used to cut out the template. Below: The top portion has been cut with the jigsaw. 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