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- Sun Dec 20, 2015 11:15 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Soprano uke - build #1
- Replies: 0
- Views: 16793
Soprano uke - build #1
Build #1 strung up just now. Engelmann spruce/tasmanian blackwood. Neck is spanish cedar, fingerboard also tassie blackwood. Bridge is tiger myrtle. Finish is just a single coat of superglue for now - planning to add another coat or two and then french polish. I was more excited to hear what it soun...
- Sun Dec 20, 2015 10:46 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: A Baritone out the door in time for Christmas
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5227
Re: A Baritone out the door in time for Christmas
Beautiful uke. Interesting heel... reminds me of a stiletto/high heel
Agree with FrankenWashie, this uke has a particularly nice butt!
Agree with FrankenWashie, this uke has a particularly nice butt!
- Tue Dec 15, 2015 10:43 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New Luthier Tips du Jour video - Binding jig tips
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5149
Re: New Luthier Tips du Jour video - Binding jig tips
Thanks Robbie, this is very helpful
- Tue Dec 15, 2015 10:37 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Routing tear out
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9496
Re: Routing tear out
Thanks for the recommendation - sounds like a pretty versatile tool. The wife did say one tool for Christmas, but if one fits into the other and it really is a package set ... Maybe your wife was referring to something else Quite likely ... Wouldn't be the first time I misunderstood the words and t...
- Tue Dec 15, 2015 6:47 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Routing tear out
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9496
Re: Routing tear out
Thanks for the recommendation - sounds like a pretty versatile tool.
The wife did say one tool for Christmas, but if one fits into the other and it really is a package set ...
The wife did say one tool for Christmas, but if one fits into the other and it really is a package set ...
- Mon Dec 14, 2015 2:06 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Routing tear out
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9496
Re: Routing tear out
Thanks Martin and Wayne. All steps I didn't take ...
Christmas is coming up soon so I know what I'm getting.
Might also look into a laminate trimmer or a router - in hindsight a router bit in a drill press was not such a good idea either. But the quarter inch shank was too big for the Dremel...
Christmas is coming up soon so I know what I'm getting.
Might also look into a laminate trimmer or a router - in hindsight a router bit in a drill press was not such a good idea either. But the quarter inch shank was too big for the Dremel...
- Mon Dec 14, 2015 11:42 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Routing tear out
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9496
Routing tear out
Hi guys
Just wondering what tool you use to prepare the build for routing? I didn't score the top or sides before routing and got some tear out on both... Keen to avoid that in future!
Cheers
Peter
Just wondering what tool you use to prepare the build for routing? I didn't score the top or sides before routing and got some tear out on both... Keen to avoid that in future!
Cheers
Peter
- Tue Dec 01, 2015 11:36 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: BRW Classical
- Replies: 21
- Views: 23745
Re: BRW Classical
Looks great to me. Must have been nice working that beautiful BRW ... Kinda mesmerising to look at now it's all polished and glossy. Re the nitro finish... I bought a brand new Ramirez 1a, tradicional model from their shop in Madrid back in 2011. Top, back and sides all finished in nitro. Someone sh...
- Thu Mar 27, 2014 7:42 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: The second Ukulele - Black Heart Sassafras Baritone
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6310
Re: The second Ukulele - Black Heart Sassafras Baritone
What a stunning uke! Love that black heart sassafras.
- Tue Mar 04, 2014 9:28 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Jose Romanillos "Making a Spanish Guitar" now available
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11919
Jose Romanillos "Making a Spanish Guitar" now available
Hi all This evening I placed an order for Jose Romanillos's new method book, "Making a Spanish Guitar". There has been a bit of talk elsewhere about this book but I haven't noticed anything on this forum, so thought I'd mention it's available. To purchase, you send an email to Jose's email address o...
- Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:11 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: First build
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7675
- Tue Jan 28, 2014 5:54 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Hi from Canberra
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8509
Re: Hi from Canberra
Sounds great! Count me in for the next occasion...Bruce McC wrote:Hi Peter
Welcome to the forum, will send you a PM, there are a few Canberrans lurking on this site
and we have an occasional get together.
- Tue Jan 28, 2014 5:47 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Hi from Canberra
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8509
- Mon Jan 27, 2014 8:42 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Hi from Canberra
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8509
Hi from Canberra
Hi everyone. Just a quick intro to let you know who I am. I've been playing classical guitar for over 20 years, and *thinking* about building guitars for quite a few of those. The time has finally come - so am looking forward to converting half the garage into a workshop for the time being, and gett...
- Sun Jan 26, 2014 4:14 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Anyone looking to build a harp uke?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2833
Anyone looking to build a harp uke?
Anyone looking to build a harp uke or two? This looks like a great deal: http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/sho ... project-X2
- Sat Jan 25, 2014 8:20 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Guitar builder vises bought straight in from Taiwan.
- Replies: 89
- Views: 81814
Re: Guitar builder vises bought straight in from Taiwan.
If the order goes ahead, count me in too...