Original designs
Our own body and headstock shapes, not copies of brand-name guitars. Built around standard parts, so they work with the hardware you can actually buy.
Plans · Templates · CAD
Original guitar plans, designed in Fusion, built for the shop.
Kerf & Fret makes guitar plans in Autodesk Fusion, plus CNC-ready files and full-scale printable templates for builders. Every printable template is test-printed and measured before it's sold.
01 What we make
Checked before release
Templates are test-printed and measured at full scale before release, so the numbers on the page match the ruler on your bench.
CNC files
Parametric Fusion files plus layered DXF and SVG, ready for your CAM software, CNC router or laser.
Printable templates
Full-scale 1:1 PDFs and tiled Letter/A4 pages with calibration squares, for builders working with a router, bandsaw and hand tools.
Custom CAD commissions
Have a shape in your head or a sketch on a napkin? We'll model it in Fusion and deliver build-ready files.
02 First release: fret slot templates
Exact equal-temperament fret positions for 10 scale lengths, with every fret labeled to 0.001 in and 0.01 mm. Print at 100% or load the DXF/SVG straight into your CNC.
Scales
- 24"
- 24.75"
- 25"
- 25.5"
- 648 mm
- 25.4" acoustic
- 650 mm classical
- 30" bass
- 34" bass
- 864 mm bass
Or get all ten in one bundle.
In every pack
- Full-scale 1:1 PDF for print shops
- Tiled US Letter + A4 PDFs with crosshairs and page map
- SVG + DXF (mm and inch), layered for CNC and laser
- Fret position chart, PDF + CSV
- 1 in + 50 mm calibration squares on every page
Coming soon to our shop and Etsy. Join the waitlist for a launch discount.
In the design phase
KF-1: an original solid-body electric
Our first full guitar plan. Sleek, modern and drawn from scratch, with no borrowed outlines. It's being modeled in Fusion now.
- Scale
- 25.5" · 22 frets
- Neck
- Bolt-on, standard 4-bolt pocket
- Body
- 1.75" flat top, optional contours
- Pickups
- HH and HSS routes
- Files
- Fusion F3D, STEP, DXF/SVG, 1:1 + tiled PDF
Specs are planned and may change during testing. We'll share progress here first.
03 Custom CAD commissions
Send a sketch, photos or just an idea. We'll model your body, neck or headstock in Fusion and deliver CNC-ready F3D, STEP, DXF/SVG and printable templates. Commissions open at launch. Join the waitlist and mention "custom" to get first dibs.
Join the waitlist
Be first to know when the shop opens, and get a launch-day discount. One email at launch, then the occasional new plan. No spam, unsubscribe any time.