Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Steve Percival wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 20, 2024 8:47 am

Glad I found this site so many questions and so much to learn,
Keep fretting and warmest regards
Steve Percival
Resotone Guitars
Christchurch
NZ

Welcome to the forum Steve.

Christchurch my city of birth and alot my youth spent hanging around CJs Music Store back in the 70's.

Nice save Taff.

Jezuz Taff.....that caliper gauge is built like a brick shit house! reminds me of my Dads first car....a bright blue Morris Oxford. That car was so solid you could drive it flat tack into a brick wall...and the wall would fall down.

Plenty of suitable dial gauges on Ebay and from other sources.

https://www.totaltools.com.au/46267-tti ... ge-526063d

Robert Gleason wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 02, 2024 3:06 am

Never heard the term "backsawn" before. I assume that it means the opposite of "quartersawn" which we use on our side of the world. Just curious.-Bob

"In practice, timber is regarded as backsawn if the growth rings meet the face of the board at an angle of less than 45 degrees"

Would definitely be cheaper than the fancy set of aircraft spot face cutters I ended up buying! Nice one Taff

Ive tried a few of the cheaper cutters but these days Carbitool is my main go to supplier.

All of the stock I use for laminated linings is back sawn. Grain direction will affect ease of bending for thicker stock but since you're bending up thin stock it shouldn't really matter.

When installing end jacks I stick the jack on the end of a long chopstick and guide the jack into the hole using same. The chopstick keeps the jack stationary while I tighten up the nuts.

The same chop stick is used to reset the Gateway on my Tesla Powerwall.....chopsticks are so handy!

I know you've asked us not to ask you what you were thinking...but it's what we're all thinking so I'll ask the question!!

What were you thinking?

Loctite has a product to dissolve loctite...acetone will probably also work but you'd need to keep it off wiring etc.

A tricky one. You could try heating the jack with a large soldering iron..heat should travel up the threaded barrel without causing too much damage to surrounding wood.

A dense neck wood is great for sustain...but can affect balance of the instrument...especially if youre playing it standing up

Taffy Evans wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 16, 2024 8:51 am

Hi, yes I received that email as well. I thought it was a scam, too good to be true sort of thing.
taff

Emails started a few days ago.....reckon they must have links to LMI or Stewmac. Both the latter have upped their output of advertising
emails

Unmatched back and side sets going cheap. Note I haven't dealt with these guys but theyre based in US with a physical presence there.

https://exoticwoodzone.com/en-au/collec ... _by=manual

Looking good. The finishing schedule interests me. 10 spit coats before going in the aquacoat? Might try this myself. Ive been using Aquacoat on my last few builds but results haven't been that outstanding I find that with Tas blackwood you need to really get a good seal of the wood prior to applyi...

Take them down to your local Tax Office. The tax boys can squeeze blood out of a stone.

LOL...heel caps are a pain in the arse. I hate 'em

Knots......small ones can be dealt with with CA. A larger knot in a side set....put a patch on the back side and then fill from outside using resin.

Those sealer coats were for preventing any discolourisation from the Aquacoat on the blackwood. After leveling that back a little and then filling with Aquacoat, it’s on to what I assume would be a usual french polishing schedule. I'm used to 2-3 spit coats prior to pore filling...that's with India...

Looking good.

The finishing schedule interests me. 10 spit coats before going in the aquacoat? Might try this myself. Ive been using Aquacoat on my last few builds but results haven't been that outstanding

Orienting the horizontal bar with ply laminations running vertical would reduce risk of flexing.

RIP Bob.

Bob Cefalu was an active founder of the ANZLF when it was first founded and gave our members some good deals. I have a pile of his wood buried in the tonewood vault.

Thanks Robbie!

Thanks for posting up those pics. Looks like your build is coming along nicely. Should be a pretty smooth build with Steve looking over your shoulder.

PS...great way of shaping that bridge patch.....Im stealing that one!