Guitar Grip Charcuterie Board Handle Router Template (Clear Acrylic)

Guitar Grip Charcuterie Board Handle Router Template - Clear Acrylic

The Guitar Grip Charcuterie Board Handle Router Template is a reusable clear acrylic woodworking template designed to help you add a longer, narrow handle detail to charcuterie boards, serving boards, cheese boards, cutting boards, and live edge boards. The guitar grip shape gives the board a comfortable, practical handle opening with a slightly more custom look than a basic oval or slot-style handle.

This template is a great choice when you want a handle that feels slim, functional, and easy to work into a variety of board shapes. The guitar grip style works well on long serving boards, paddle-style boards, live edge boards, epoxy and wood boards, and square edge boards where you want the handle to feel clean and useful without overpowering the overall design.

What You Can Make With This Template

Use this guitar grip handle template to add a clean, narrow handle opening to a variety of woodworking projects, including:

• Charcuterie boards
• Serving boards
• Cheese boards
• Live edge boards
• Square edge serving boards
• Cutting boards
• Epoxy and wood serving boards
• Gift boards, market products, and small batch production pieces

The guitar grip handle detail is a strong fit for boards where you want a longer grip area, a cleaner profile, and a finished handle that looks intentional without making the board feel too decorative.

Why Use a Clear Acrylic Handle Template?

A clear acrylic handle template makes it easier to position your handle before routing or tracing. Because the template is transparent, you can see the wood grain, knots, live edge movement, epoxy details, colour variation, and other features underneath before deciding exactly where the guitar grip handle should go.

This is especially helpful with a longer, slimmer handle shape because alignment and spacing matter. You can line up the handle with the length of the board, centre it near the end of a serving board, avoid important grain features, and make sure the handle feels balanced before making the cut.

The template is reusable, making it a practical option for hobby woodworkers, small shops, and makers who want consistent handle shapes across multiple charcuterie boards, serving boards, and cutting boards.

Recommended Products to Use With This Template

For best results, pair this handle template with the right accessories, wood, and finish for your project:

• Template Tape - Use this to secure the acrylic template to your board while routing or tracing.
• Flush Trim Plunge Bit - Used for cutting the first profile pass when routing the handle shape.
• UltraTrim Spiral Flush Trim Bit - Great for cleaning up the outside profile and following the template cleanly.
• Dimensional Wood - A great option for making square edge serving boards, cheese boards, and charcuterie boards.
• Live Edge Wood - Ideal for natural edge charcuterie boards and serving boards with character.
• Cutting Board Strips - A simple way to build your own cutting board, serving board, or charcuterie board blank from ready-to-use hardwood strips.
• Cutting Board Accents - Great for adding colour, contrast, and detail to mixed-species cutting boards, serving boards, and charcuterie boards.
• Walrus Oil Cutting Board Oil - Best for projects that will be used as actual cutting boards.
• Grand Finishing Hardwax Oil - A great finish choice for charcuterie boards and serving boards that will not be cut on.

If the board will be used for cutting, choose a cutting board oil. If the board will be used mainly for serving, charcuterie, display, or entertaining, a hardwax oil finish such as Grand Finishing Hardwax Oil or Rubio Monocoat can be a great option.

How to Use This Handle Template

1. Choose your board blank. Start with your chosen hardwood, live edge board, cutting board blank, or epoxy and wood board.
2. Position the template. Place the clear acrylic template on the board and use the transparency to line up the guitar grip handle with the grain, board length, live edge, epoxy details, or visual centre of the piece.
3. Check the spacing. Before routing or tracing, make sure the handle has enough material around it and feels balanced with the size and shape of the board.
4. Secure the template. Apply Template Tape to hold the acrylic template firmly in place while routing or tracing.
5. Route or trace the handle. Use an appropriate router bit to follow the template, or trace the guitar grip shape first if you prefer to rough cut before routing.
6. Remove the template. Carefully lift the template from the board once the handle opening has been routed or marked.
7. Sand the handle opening. Smooth the inside edges of the handle so the finished board feels comfortable to pick up, carry, and use.
8. Apply your finish. Use a cutting board oil for boards that will be cut on, or choose a hardwax oil finish for charcuterie boards and serving boards used mainly for presentation.

Watch: How to Use Acrylic Router Templates

New to acrylic router templates? Watch this video for a helpful overview of how template routing works and how to get cleaner, more repeatable results in your woodworking projects.

Template Details

• Product: Guitar Grip Charcuterie Board Handle Router Template
• Material: Clear acrylic
• Thickness: 1/4"
• Template size: 10.5" wide x 3.75" tall
• Use: Routing or tracing guitar grip handle details for charcuterie boards, serving boards, cheese boards, cutting boards, and live edge boards
• Reusable: Yes
• SKU: 01-053

Helpful Router Template Guides

Want to learn more about choosing and using acrylic woodworking templates? These guides can help:

• Template Guides
• Best Templates For Charcuterie Boards
• Handle Template Guide
• Router Template Guide
• What Router Bit Do I Need?
• Template Routing for Beginners

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this guitar grip handle template used for?
This template is used to create guitar grip-style handle openings in charcuterie boards, serving boards, cheese boards, cutting boards, live edge boards, and epoxy and wood boards.

What style of board does this handle work best on?
The guitar grip handle works well on longer serving boards, paddle-style boards, live edge charcuterie boards, square edge boards, and cutting boards where you want a slim, practical handle opening.

Can I use this template on live edge boards?
Yes. The clear acrylic helps you position the handle around live edge movement, knots, grain direction, epoxy details, and other natural features in the board.

Can this template be used on square edge boards?
Yes. This template works well on square edge boards when you want to add a clean, longer handle detail to a simple board shape.

Can I trace this template instead of routing it?
Yes. This acrylic template can be used for routing or tracing. Some woodworkers trace the shape first, rough cut the opening, and then clean it up with a router and flush trim bit.

How do I hold the template in place?
We recommend using Template Tape to secure the acrylic template to your board while routing or tracing. This helps keep the template stable without permanently attaching it to the project.

What finish should I use after making my board?
If the board will be used as a cutting board, use a cutting board oil such as Walrus Oil Cutting Board Oil. For charcuterie boards, serving boards, and display pieces that will not be cut on, Grand Finishing Hardwax Oil or Rubio Monocoat can be a great option.

Is this template reusable?
Yes. This clear acrylic handle template is reusable and designed for repeat use, making it useful for one-off projects, gifts, market inventory, and small production runs.

A guitar grip handle is a simple way to make a handmade board feel more comfortable, more functional, and more finished. Whether you are making a long serving board, a live edge charcuterie board, a square edge cutting board, or an epoxy and wood piece, this Guitar Grip Handle Router Template helps you create a consistent handle detail with a clean finished look.