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Practice and more practice with a technique/method that works for you. I think Robbie OBrien's DVD French Polish - A Modern Approach, is easy to follow and I am happy with the results that I get, if you finish with the bridge and neck off the guitar. French polishing with the bridge glued on and a S...

Thanks for your assistance Steve, PM was very helpful.

Hi Steve Thanks, yes when I use your value for the neutral axis, 0.00433333 which is the average of the values of the neutral axes for the triangle and the rectangle I get the same answer as in the book, :D . So my problem is either in the formula I used in the spreadsheet for the neutral axis of th...

I am trying to work through the equation for the second area of moment of a compound brace, Equ. 4.4-2, at page 4-38 of Design Book first edition. I am using the dimensions given for the example but am unable to arrive at the answer of 6.31 x 10 etc . Attached is my spreadsheet, would appreciate any...

Hi Anders

I last purchased timber from him in 2018 and contacted him through email at petecurly@gmail.com

Hi Craig

Very nice, what does he get if he sticks at his lessons for two years?
I still have your kerfing jig.

Hi Al

You have done a great job on the restoration, take a bow.
Is the body size of the Lyon and Healy similar to the Torres FE 17?
I enjoyed your playing. Thanks for the post.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiWbBC0SouU

Just thought I would post this maybe start a trend.
hope someone enjoys.

Maybe it just wanted to stay safe and has gone into self isolation? :

Hi

Has any one else noticed that a post has been taken off the forum?
Could the moderators please explain why?

Hi Nick
I have purchased sanding discs 610mm diameter and drive belts for my Jet 16/32 drum sander
that are 410mm wide from the Sandpaper Man in the past, (5-10 years).

Hi Rod.

Lovely guitar. The blue white blue purfling. Is it died timber or fibre and
did you make it yourself or purchase it from a supplier?

+1 for the Sandpaper Man
www.TheSandpaperMan.com.au
In Wynnum Qld. Phone 07 3396 4457.

Bloody hell Rod a glass splash back and parquetry floor in a laundry!
That should keep the missus happy and win you a few brownie points.

Allen - yes it rubbed out easily by hand, it appeared to be in the finish and not in the timber.

Martin - thanks for posting your photos, they confirm that there was no evidence of staining on my set ES 014 prior to use. Trevor - thanks, I tried using Shellite on a small area of staining and it had no apparent affect. So I decided to bite the bullet and I have sanded back a small section of the...

Thanks, all comments appreciated. Mike - yes I have considered contamination from the steel wool. I only used the steel wool lightly between the coats of Mini Wax and would like to think that I carefully wiped the surface clean before applying the next coat. That is my usual practice, I do not use s...

A black stain has developed sometime in the last 4-5 months on the soundboard of this guitar which I built in 2018. The soundboard is Englemann spruce and I sealed it with wash coats of dewaxed blonde shellac whilst working on it i.e. installing the rosette, then finished with Mini Wax Wipe on Poly ...

Thank you Martin and Jeremy for keeping the forum going, it is appreciated.
Hope you are well and keeping safe. Best wishes to all members for the New Year.

Slo Mo's Canberra Bubble is not keeping the smoke out in Canberra.

Hi Trent.

Thanks for that info Trent.

Hi Trent I really like the 18 hole bridge. What is the head stock angle and did you increase it to suit the Perfection pegs? I am assuming that as the string pegs are 90 degrees to the head stock face and the wound string remains above the plane of the head stock the break angle of the string over t...

Hi Trent

Thanks, hm duh I mean't to say 18 hole bridge, there appears to be three holes per string.

Hi Trent Congrats that is a very nice looking guitar, looking forward to a sound clip. I gather that with the heel cap and back being one piece that it has a Spanish heel, if so how do you manage to do such a great job with the French polishing where the sides abut with the heel? Is the binding insi...