The Bench
Shop-floor notes from the people who make the tools. What we use, how we do the work, and what we learn along the way.
The Lab
Custom Fretboard Builder
Design a fretboard end to end in the browser. Multiscale, compound radius, per-string gauges, inlays, scallops, binding. True 1:1. Exports SVG, PDF, DXF, and STEP.
lab.stringpluckery.com ↗
Materials
Why we use PLA
A router jig has one job: hold geometry under load. Here's the spec data on PLA versus PETG, ABS, nylon, and carbon-fiber PLA, and the engineering reason PLA won.
Apr 16, 2026