Well that’s good to know
I must admit I’m amazed of the colour pallet of Australian tonewoods it’s kinda hard to pick out bindings and purflings to match without taking the shine off eachother
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- Thu May 09, 2024 9:58 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Australian cedar for soundboard?
- Replies: 30
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- Thu May 09, 2024 9:11 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Australian cedar for soundboard?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20904
Re: Australian cedar for soundboard?
As far as bending that would be done by hand I’d be building a j45 It’s obviously big but not as curvy as other body shapes Thank goodness for body mold’s and spreaders This is the set I’m thinking of getting when money comes in if it’s still available https://guitartimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2...
- Tue May 07, 2024 10:41 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Australian cedar for soundboard?
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Re: Australian cedar for soundboard?
What would be a better option
I’ve played guitars with Blackwood, Queensland maple&walnut and New Guinea rosewood
But I’m still a newbie to Australian tonewoods
I’ve played guitars with Blackwood, Queensland maple&walnut and New Guinea rosewood
But I’m still a newbie to Australian tonewoods
- Mon May 06, 2024 8:47 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Australian cedar for soundboard?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20904
Re: Australian cedar for soundboard?
As far as bending that would be done by hand I’d be building a j45 It’s obviously big but not as curvy as other body shapes Thank goodness for body mold’s and spreaders This is the set I’m thinking of getting when money comes in if it’s still available https://guitartimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/20...
- Sat May 04, 2024 10:30 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Australian cedar for soundboard?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20904
Re: Australian cedar for soundboard?
How about as a back and side?
Anyone with an experience
They have red Australian Cedar as a back and side sets to which is absolutely stunning available at guitar tonewoods
Anyone with an experience
They have red Australian Cedar as a back and side sets to which is absolutely stunning available at guitar tonewoods
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 1:30 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Sealing bindings/ purflings before pore filling alternates
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1964
Re: Sealing bindings/ purflings before pore filling alternates
Where would be the best place to hang them Some say they lay it in the shade or leave flat out on the drive way What is the safest way Cause I also have little kids under 4 And do I do the same with the thinners rag? Or can I put it in an air tight container and use again Also as mentioned above as ...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:43 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Sealing bindings/ purflings before pore filling alternates
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1964
Re: Sealing bindings/ purflings before pore filling alternates
before i respond Just want to thank you all for your all your contribution to this topic it means alot. ok first off building J45 which is my first guitar and Ive decided on the polyx Satin applied by rag timber/ tonewoods (only the exposed) Top: Italian bear-claw spruce BnS: indian rosewood Fretboa...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:30 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Sealing bindings/ purflings before pore filling alternates
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1964
Re: Sealing bindings/ purflings before pore filling alternates
Yeah that’s pretty much what I was getting at Sorry for the bad wording, Ok well I certainly won’t tape of the binding and top like that so looks like I’ll just seal top and bindings with shellac. Another instruction they mention is wiping oily wood like rosewood with with thinners or spirits to get...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:25 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Sealing bindings/ purflings before pore filling alternates
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1964
Sealing bindings/ purflings before pore filling alternates
I’ve chosen to use OSMO polyx original To finish my guitar I’ve got spruce top wooden bindings and purflings I don’t have a huge amount of ventilation so non toxic and low odour would be helpful One thing I thought of was just taping it off with low tac painters tape and tape newspaper to the top wo...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:25 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: What is "Hand Made"
- Replies: 82
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Re: What is "Hand Made"
In my opinion as soon as a CNC starts doing major components such as carving necks, making bridges ect That’s when a guitar is no longer “hand made” which bugs me when company’s claim that they’re hand made but you go on a tour and they still reiderate hand made but there’s heaps of neck blanks bein...
- Mon Feb 06, 2023 8:45 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Wipe-on finish for acoustic guitar
- Replies: 61
- Views: 82598
Re: Wipe-on finish for acoustic guitar
Im still deciding on finishes for my first guitar build which is based on a Gibson J-45 I have hardly any room for any sort of spray so its down to Wipe on which is what I kinda preferred anyway My choices oil especially cause there’s so many types Some sort of water based (if it exists) shellac Som...
- Thu Jan 26, 2023 10:05 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: straight dovetail
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9276
Re: straight dovetail
Hey guys thanks For all the replies sorry I haven’t checked in while In Alan Hamley mentioned a dowel/ tenon joint It reminds me of Irving Sloane’s tenon with locking dowel joint he uses in his steel string construction book which is by the way is the first book I ever read on guitar making which wa...
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 9:53 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Tracing difficulty
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3830
Tracing difficulty
Hey guys, I’ve been watching the Stew Mac tracing guitar shape video And I want to make a copy of my tanglewood folk small jumbo however mine is a cutaway and I want to build one without a cutaway is there a better technique to trace just the left side which obviously doesn’t have the cutaway? Also ...
- Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:58 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: straight dovetail
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9276
Re: straight dovetail
Hey guys thanks for the replies so far, keep them coming even if it’s about different joints you can never stop learning and it’s fun sharing experiences, A weird neck joint I found the other day was for a steel string acoustic. they used a but joint with dowels like a plug and socket not, my cup of...
- Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:34 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: straight dovetail
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9276
straight dovetail
the standard dovetail in guitar making is a tapered dovetail but has anyone ever tried or used a straight dovetail as in no taper?
if so how did it work out?
if so how did it work out?
- Tue May 26, 2020 2:17 pm
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: home made c-clamps for gluing plates to rims
- Replies: 11
- Views: 39980
Re: home made c-clamps for gluing plates to rims
great concept however just need to clarify something there are two types of PVC at Bunnings. I can get 1M $30.00 which is DWV which is slightly different to Stormwater which is $79 for 6m (can’t get any smaller) they're both PVC but the stormwater is made to handle more pressure as in gas and water ...
- Wed Oct 30, 2019 9:22 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: closing the box, plates to rims, jointing back+top to sides ect
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5114
closing the box, plates to rims, jointing back+top to sides ect
as luthiers / guitar makers ect we're always trying to come up with the next best jig and alternate ways of doing things
as a newbie and plenty of other newbies around
i'd like to here about any or everyones methods whether basic or complex
as a newbie and plenty of other newbies around
i'd like to here about any or everyones methods whether basic or complex