I bought both the plain, and bound 22 fretboard templates to augment my collection of vintage style MDF bolt on neck templates.
They came shipped in three piece cnc cut to match cardboard sandwich for extra protection; which incedentaly makes a handy storage container.
These templates are very high quality, precise and durable. The built in hardened steel drill guides make neck to fretboard alignment for glue up a breeze. Another nice feature is that they are not prone to denting as easily as mdf.
My only reservation in buying the bound fretboard template was that it is designed to be .060" smaller than the neck which accomodates most plastic binding @ .065" thick. I understand the logic. My preference in the past has been to use wood binding due to plastic's shrinkage issues with aging, and the cost of shipping celluloid, but the quality of these template and the ease of use has made me reconsider these personal prejudices.
Perhaps being forced to thin down wood binding stock in order to take advantage of these templates will knock me out of my comfort zone and force me to look at materials differently. In any case, it's always good to have another tool in the drawer that can help make buiding faster and more precice. thx

I’ve been building custom guitars for over 20 years, and I wanted to give his system a try - wish I would have found his templates 20 years ago!!

Incredible quality templates. The markings a re beautiful and easy to see and the metal bushing for locator pins is great!

All of the MGW products I have purchased have been out of this world. They work and function flawlessly and make your guitar building projects that much easier. Highly recommended!

When I recieved this fret board template, I placed it on top of my existing MGW neck template and everything aligned perfectly.