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- Sun May 19, 2024 1:44 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Arch top carving
- Replies: 3
- Views: 124
Re: Arch top carving
I agree that the Carruth scraper is the best of them and, like Martin’s, my card scrapers stay in the drawer these days. https://umgf.com/viewtopic.php?p=2804821#p2804821 However, it must also be said that hardwoods smooth well in response to scrapers and soft woods just don’t tend to respond the sa...
- Sat May 18, 2024 8:41 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Custom Wengi - Slope shoulders - Wenge & Torrified Spruce
- Replies: 3
- Views: 235
Re: Custom Wengi - Slope shoulders - Wenge & Torrified Spruce
That looks like a beauty. I am having a new love affair with slope shouldered dreads. Yours has the great J45 shape, and the wenge/spruce combination looks tremendous. A few days ago I was in Copenhagen and visited a local guitar shop that had for sale a Martin 12-fret slope shouldered D-28. It was ...
- Thu May 16, 2024 1:42 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Attention all Lurkers
- Replies: 92
- Views: 599339
Re: Attention all Lurkers
It is so great to see Nick and Dean showing up here again after all this time. Good to hear that the interest is still there even if time and opportunity has been leading you elsewhere. Nick, you were one of the regulars when I was a newby at ANZLF. I hope you get a chance to get back to the wood st...
- Thu May 09, 2024 6:24 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Australian cedar for soundboard?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20899
Re: Australian cedar for soundboard?
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 Bindings don’t always need to be a contrasting colour. You can trim some binding strips off your sides and use them to do a matchin...
- Wed May 08, 2024 5:37 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Australian cedar for soundboard?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20899
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...
- Sat May 04, 2024 3:43 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New member and my first build
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1577
Re: New member and my first build
Hi Rob. That looks like a nice job for number 1. I reckon we deserve a few more pictures than just the one? Regarding number two, I recently bought some curly maple back& side sets from Stew Mac for an arch top build and was quite pleased with what was supplied. I think a more important question is ...
- Sat May 04, 2024 3:25 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: OO cutaway
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2084
Re: OO cutaway
Looks great Joel. The knot on the neck is a perfect example of wabi-sabi and the art of appreciating the imperfection of materials (and the craftsman), and the impermanence of all creations. It is perfect by including that imperfection. What are you planning for number three? Come on, don’t pretend ...
- Sat May 04, 2024 3:18 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: 10 Day Guitar - Juniper #3
- Replies: 4
- Views: 358
Re: 10 Day Guitar - Juniper #3
That is a good week (and a bit) of work! I hope your father loves it. Very nice work to produce such a meaningful gift, and it looks like a great instrument.
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:46 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Sealing bindings/ purflings before pore filling alternates
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1890
Re: Sealing bindings/ purflings before pore filling alternates
Coming back to the pore filling question: East Indian Rosewood often has quite a lot of pores, but it can vary significantly between pieces. If you want a perfectly smooth professional finish with zero pores to be seen or felt most people would use epoxy. Timbermate might get you close after 2 or 3 ...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:39 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Sealing bindings/ purflings before pore filling alternates
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1890
Re: Sealing bindings/ purflings before pore filling alternates
Here is an interesting video about the spontaneously combusting rags question. Bear in mind that what you are planning to use is essentially equivalent to Rubio monocoat which is one of the products used in this experiment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gqi2cNCKQY&t=1149s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gqi2cNCKQY&t=1149s
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 4:06 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Sealing bindings/ purflings before pore filling alternates
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1890
Re: Sealing bindings/ purflings before pore filling alternates
First issue to decide is whether you want to fill the pores at all. It is completely possible to apply finish without doing any pore filling. This is often my preferred method, especially with an oil finish, as I am often going for a more natural wood satin look, However, if you want a really glossy...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:00 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: OM size Nylon String Crossover
- Replies: 35
- Views: 109935
Re: OM size Nylon String Crossover
Yep, some moulding of the top to the shape of the braces is commonly seen if you have made a reasonably light constructed top. Not necessarily a problem - but keep an eye on it. Most factory built guitars are relatively over-built in terms of soundboard thickness and bracing, so they don't show this...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:53 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Attention all Lurkers
- Replies: 92
- Views: 599339
Re: Attention all Lurkers
Gday Josh, and thanks for jumping in and sharing your work. That looks like a fantastic result for a first build. Much prettier than my #1. The ebony looks fantastic. Was it challenging to work with? I love that you are jumping into #2 promptly, and adding some complexity. I always feel like there i...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:04 pm
- Forum: Jigs & Fixtures
- Topic: Lazy susan worktable...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4304
Re: Lazy susan worktable...
Taffy you are a very canny fella. Do you have stacks of jigs and tools in your kitchen and in your car too - or is this habit confined to luthiery activities?
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:57 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bridge routing - crisis and opportunity
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3374
Re: Bridge routing - crisis and opportunity
True mastery of the craft. I can't see it at all.
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:41 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Tassie double bass
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6058
Re: Tassie double bass
Looks sensational. I really like the detail work with the purfling lines and special flourishes. I love the look of Huon pine. I bet it smells great!
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:26 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Proposed repairs - Martin J18
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3020
Re: Proposed repairs - Martin J18
Hi Sam, and welcome to ANZLF. An old Martin is always worth fixing up. How old is this one (you can look up the serial number at the Martin website for a year of manufacture). Let’s workshop this a bit! Those braces certainly look like they have been submitted to some DIY “improvements”, and you mig...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:40 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Walnut bend
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5272
Re: Walnut bend
Walnut usually bends easily. 1.8 mm is pretty thin, so should not fight you too much. Maybe that is just a difficult piece of wood?
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:37 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Edvin Guitars first falcate braced OM Size
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4033
Re: Edvin Guitars first falcate braced OM Size
That is a beautiful guitar! Welcome to ANZLF and thanks for sharing your work. I spent last night carving a maple neck with ebony fingerboard and started wondering what sort of fret position markers to put on it. Now I am going to use the idea of your edge markers which can be seen from the front an...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 6:42 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: RIP Jeff Beck
- Replies: 4
- Views: 14133
Re: RIP Jeff Beck
It is a pretty standard headstock shape of Paul Reed Smith (PRS) guitars.
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:42 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Tommy a 000 style guitar
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3046
Re: Tommy a 000 style guitar
That one is a stunner Taffy. I love the inlay work and the story telling. I am sure that Tommy's family will cherish it. And you still have a few sets of that walnut to work with!
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:11 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Mandolin bracing. Help needed
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3943
Re: Mandolin bracing. Help needed
Aha!
And the build photos on your website are a fantastic resource that I had not found before. Thanks.
And the build photos on your website are a fantastic resource that I had not found before. Thanks.
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 5:30 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Mandolin bracing. Help needed
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3943
Re: Mandolin bracing. Help needed
Thanks Peter, you are helping me conceptualize the differences between the mandolin and guitar soundboards. It occurs to me that there is also a big difference between the effect of f-holes on either side of the bridge, versus a central round or oval hole in front of the bridge. The f-hole design re...
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 1:40 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Mandolin bracing. Help needed
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3943
Re: Mandolin bracing. Help needed
The first mandolin-style instrument that I made suffered the same problem. Clearly I had under braced it - perhaps because I was used to building flat top guitars and I underestimated the power of the downforce on the bridge in an instrument with a tailpiece. I "fixed" it by removing the back, remod...
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 8:24 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Another side project
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3485
Re: Another side project
Nice! That is a skill that I would love to have, but I am clueless about electronics. Maybe later