TomBicknell wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 8:06 pmGood point about the insurance, Nigel. There’s a number of fire resistant panels on the market, thankfully.
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- Thu Jul 03, 2025 8:12 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Shed* (Workshop) Advice
- Replies: 16
- Views: 585
Re: Shed* (Workshop) Advice
I reckon most of the bad workshop fires involve paint thinners.
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 12:54 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Shed* (Workshop) Advice
- Replies: 16
- Views: 585
Re: Shed* (Workshop) Advice
The issue here is cheap mainly Chinese made SIPs that don't meet the building code as far as inflammability rating of materials used in the SIPs. Of particular concern are panels with inflammable skins as well as internal insulating styrene that doesn't have a fire inhibitor added. Prior to construc...
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 4:33 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Using Plastic Tub for humidity control
- Replies: 4
- Views: 192
Re: Using Plastic Tub for humidity control
Its my understanding that an instrument drying out is generally worse than having it take on a bit of moisture. For that reason you try and build at a RH that is lower than that of the final destination of the instrument. 30-40% was always my target humidity here in The Adelaide Hills. As I understa...
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 11:03 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Using Plastic Tub for humidity control
- Replies: 4
- Views: 192
Re: Using Plastic Tub for humidity control
The cheapest and simplest dry box I ever saw was a cardboard box with an incandesant light bulb. Heat from the bulb was enough to keep the humidity at a reasonably low level.
The problem of course is finding an incandesant light bub these days.
The problem of course is finding an incandesant light bub these days.
- Tue Jul 01, 2025 7:57 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Oregon myrtle and Italian spruce J45-ish build
- Replies: 5
- Views: 282
Re: Oregon myrtle and Italian spruce J45-ish build
Anyone with the balls to post up warts and all photos of his very first gets my full respect.
You're doing fine for a first build.....looking good.
You're doing fine for a first build.....looking good.
- Tue Jul 01, 2025 6:43 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Shed* (Workshop) Advice
- Replies: 16
- Views: 585
Re: Shed* (Workshop) Advice
I want to build it out of insulated panels - think what coolrooms are built of. The basic version is two sheets of Colorbond with 50mm of polystyrene between them for insulation, but you can get versions with PIR foam, which dramatically improves the insulation. They're self-supporting so you don't...
- Tue Jul 01, 2025 3:18 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Shed* (Workshop) Advice
- Replies: 16
- Views: 585
Re: Shed Advice
We're using the word "shed"......a term that conjures up images of cobwebs, dust and piles of stuff you should have thrown away years ago.
Workshop is a better term....
Workshop is a better term....
- Tue Jul 01, 2025 9:45 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Shed* (Workshop) Advice
- Replies: 16
- Views: 585
Re: Shed Advice
Wayne writes up a detailed plan complete with full scale drawings before eating breakfast each morning
Love the attention to detail.

Love the attention to detail.
- Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:00 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Slow burn 17" archtop
- Replies: 23
- Views: 73770
- Mon Jun 30, 2025 5:01 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Shed* (Workshop) Advice
- Replies: 16
- Views: 585
Re: Shed Advice
If humidity is an issue then you have a choice of controlling same in the whole shed....or isolating a small part of the shed (ie a cupboard) for humidity control at critical stages of guitar construction. I obsessed a bit about humidity here in The Adelaide Hills and started off with a dehumidifer ...
- Mon Jun 30, 2025 3:37 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Backstraps
- Replies: 1
- Views: 204
Re: Backstraps
Had to do a double take there. Thought the thread title read "jockstraps"
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- Sat Jun 28, 2025 6:38 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Englemann & flame maple archtop
- Replies: 7
- Views: 42131
Re: Englemann & flame maple archtop
Pallet loads of tonewood.......LOLlamanoditrento wrote: ↑Tue Apr 01, 2025 4:30 pmAlthough I do normally know the pallet of woods I want to use.
- Sat Jun 28, 2025 4:38 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Baritone uke
- Replies: 11
- Views: 707
Re: Baritone uke
Nice work Wayne....a unique looking instrument with a lot of "personality".
- Fri Jun 27, 2025 3:08 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bass uke bridge intonation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 957
- Sat Jun 21, 2025 12:41 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Archtop considerations and hello
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4972
Re: Archtop considerations and hello
I have a first edition of The Books up for sale on Buy and Sell.
- Wed Jun 18, 2025 7:00 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Reliable Freight Service Adelaide to Brisbane - Recommendations?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3042
Re: Reliable Freight Service Adelaide to Brisbane - Recommendations?
That's what happens when you let WAS get out of control.
- Wed Jun 18, 2025 1:59 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Your experience of being a luthier in Australia/New Zealand, and moving a wood stash over there.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3272
Re: Your experience of being a luthier in Australia/New Zealand, and moving a wood stash over there.
I think most of New Zealand is already over here in Oz..last one to leave please turn out the lights

- Tue Jun 17, 2025 8:22 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Reliable Freight Service Adelaide to Brisbane - Recommendations?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3042
Re: Reliable Freight Service Adelaide to Brisbane - Recommendations?
Okay...I ended up using Pack n Save (Unley, Adelaide franchise) to freight 600kg of tonewood from Adelaide to Brisbane. The franchise is run by two lovely Iraquis..Rez and Azadeh. Rez dropped by with a van and picked up 38 cartons and took care of palletizing them before shipment to Brisbane. The wo...
- Sun Jun 15, 2025 12:52 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: non guitar related topic (mostly)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2837
Re: non guitar related topic (mostly)
Australia is a massive country.....you first need to key in your entry and exit points. Further planning would revolve around the latter.
- Fri Jun 13, 2025 11:04 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Help Us Colour the New BGMS Workshop
- Replies: 2
- Views: 904
Re: Help Us Colour the New BGMS Workshop
Fit Indian Rosewood cladding and then go in with a pumice pore fill and french polish!!
- Fri Jun 13, 2025 8:00 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: workshop diary
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1479
Re: workshop diary
Thanks Nigel. I love professional luthiers who openly share insights into their working day.
- Tue Jun 10, 2025 8:05 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Inside a Lockey Hill Cello (c.1780)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1624
Re: Inside a Lockey Hill Cello (c.1780)
During my recent new house build my house designer vetoed my suggestion we go for Gore style laminated falcate roof trusses

- Mon Jun 09, 2025 5:44 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Archtop considerations and hello
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4972
Re: Archtop considerations and hello
Be careful with a live back. Suggest you read up Gore and Gilet for advice on tuning of back frequency.
- Mon Jun 09, 2025 8:26 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Advertising on this Forum
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1332
Advertising on this Forum
Over the last few weeks I have had to delete a number of posts in which relatively new members are spruiking their businesses/products. While we are open to members advertising their businesses via this forum we insist that people consult with forum admins prior to doing so. Permission will be grant...
- Sun Jun 08, 2025 12:55 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Your experience of being a luthier in Australia/New Zealand, and moving a wood stash over there.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3272
Re: Your experience of being a luthier in Australia/New Zealand, and moving a wood stash over there.
Just to keep things in perspective....I've just finished boxing up my tonewood Stash. 37 cartons.....540kg of wood.
