for myself, before using a toneboard jig, the calls were being ruined freehand-bandsawing the toneboard - coming out wrong, at the last step of the making. so an hours work and good wood went into the fireplace. that was the biggest factor. as it is, with the jig it takes a good 20-30 minutes to complete the toneboard. But at least I did design my jig, it was not bought from someone else,only the overall form was copied, the curvature and lenght not copied, so the toneboard curves are my own. anyone can make a jig, just from wood.
Jigs in the use of making anything...even the finest furniture from eons ago, have always been used. for instance, a shooting board used when hand jointing a board....is a jig..even though it is just a plain ol board /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Jigs are used mostly to make sure that the making of a part comes out correctly and matching, such as for instance, a dedicated taper jig to make the 4 legs of a table. and definalty to save time and money in that example!!
lets say you worked with a craftsman to have a custom table built and he freehand drew the leg shape to your desires, ok totally custom, but he will make a story stick, at the very least, in order to make 4 identical legs. A story stick is a jig /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
"jigs are your freind" LOL
for the 78rpm, I define custom as being made to a customers specs.
