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That finish looks quite nice - Would love to see some macro shots!
I've been told the CF bridge laminate can get furry when shaping, did you find that happening at all?

Go on Trevor, you could do a showbag!

Contents:
1x the books
1x signal generator and speaker
1x eraser and bamboo skewer (unassembled)
1x top deflection jig

any other ideas??

Sorry to hear about your trouble Pete, especially with a bublet around. Wholesaling sounds like a great idea, but keep in mind the individual buyer shows a far greater profit margin - especially for the more exotic stuff you've got, (like that gorgeous leopardwood I got from you!) if you can manage ...

I have to say the bolt on bolt off neck for the classical was the hardest thing I have ever done. I am not that good following instructions, but I went back and re read the section over and over again to avoid making mistakes. How did you go with the tapered neck wedge? That's the only bit that fri...

What scale do you use on the small-body classical Trevor?

I'll think of these guys next time I f*ck up a dovetail for the 10th time..


http://youtu.be/Y1oMZKYuSI8

http://youtu.be/Y1oMZKYuSI8

Superb, thanks!
Nick I spent the last few weeks digging through the entire forum history! Beats Dan Brown

This one's going back a long way... but is that manual still floating around the web?
I've got myself an old junior jointer and it might come in handy for the refurb.

I agree on the lovely whooshing sound matthew

Thanks guys,

So 610 + 240 + kerfs and f*ckups should get me 2 necks out of the 2m length.
I'm intending it for a classical neck, or a gut-strung parlour. Hopefully the pious farts will have transubstantiated by now Pete

For reinforcing, is the jury still out on carbon fibre rods?

Cheers,
Rob

Hello luthiers, My father in law has offered me a bit of his timber stash: a 2m long piece of 150-year-old red cedar from an old church that was torn down in Box Hill, Vic, in the 70s. It's beautiful - perfectly quartered and a rich red chocolatey colour. Light as anything but very strong, carves an...

Hello everyone, I though the new year might be a good opportunity for new members like myself who haven't done so (like myself) to introduce themselves! Good opportunity for lurkers to come out of the woodwork and say hello too! So me first: I'm Rob, from Sydney. I work with orchestras for a profess...

Lovely looking instruments. How do they go?

Incidentally, does anyone get a touch of trypophobia from silky oak? (Warning= a google search for trypophobia is an excellent and very quick test of whther you have it!)

Thanks for advice Martin & Pete, I'll make some adjustments!

Thanks Martin,

Do you sticker the soundboard material as well?

Cheers,
Rob

Hi everyone, I'm hoping to pick your brains about storing wood. I've been building up a modest collection of timber while completing my first build, and want to make sure it's nice and flat and dry for the next 2 or 20.. Here's the arrangement I've got so far: http://i.imgur.com/syN2IbG.jpg?1 My que...

Great video, thanks Nick

It was certainly an enlightening course. I had a fantastic time and met a great bunch of makers! Now my family and friends get to hear about monopole mobility and impedance mismatching for the next few weeks. Blank stares all around, thanks Trevor! PS that instrument in the picture is hands down the...

Hi Kim,

Paul Sellers has a good video on this here.
I used his instructions and it work a treat for a 15tpi saw I restored, worked a treat.

Rob

Just discovered Wolfram alpha has a fair few specs on timber, you can do some nitfy equations like this!

Very handy!

Thanks Robbie, good of you to go back in time and upload that video for us

Great vid, thanks Rob!
Nice bouzouki in the background by the way...

Next up we need a video on how to get the pickguard off again!

Give Lance Litchfiled a call - haven't seen his instruments for a few years but they were top notch last time I played one, around 2008.
http://www.litchfieldguitars.com/

Starting this course today at Erina, very excited!